catapult
/'kætәpʌlt/
GRE基础词汇
BNC词频: #16,002
当代词频: #16,678

中文释义

n. 弹射器, 弹弓, 弩炮

vt. 发射

英文释义

n. a device that launches aircraft from a warship

n. an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

v. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult