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