catapult

名词 catapult:

1. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
   同义词：slingshot, sling
2. a device that launches aircraft from a warship
   同义词：launcher
3. medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
   同义词：arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket

动词 catapult:

1. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
2. hurl as if with a sling
   同义词：sling

1. Leaping is usually done with a springboard that catapults the performer high into the air.
   跳跃运动通常利用能使表演者高高地弹入空中的跳板。
2. In the crash the driver (was) catapulted through the windscreen.
   在事故中司机从挡风玻璃中(被)弹了出来。

cat.a.pult

n.（名词）
A military machine for hurling missiles, such as large stones or spears, used in ancient and medieval times.
弹弓：用在古代和中世纪时期发射投掷物，如大块石头或矛的军事器械
A mechanism for launching aircraft at a speed sufficient for flight, as from the deck of a carrier.
弹射器：以适于飞行速度的发射航空器的一种机械装置，如从航空母舰的甲板上发射
A slingshot.
游戏用弹弓
v.（动词）
cat.a.pult.ed,cat.a.pult.ing,cat.a.pults
v.tr.（及物动词）
To hurl or launch from or as if from a catapult.
射出：从或似从弹弓上发射或射出
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become catapulted; spring or bolt.
被发射；射出或发射

来源：
French catapulte
法语 catapulte
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin catapulta
源自 拉丁语 catapulta
from Greek katapaltôs
源自 希腊语 katapaltôs
kata- [cata-]
kata- [前缀，表.之下，在下.]
pallein [to brandish, poise a weapon before hurling] * see pôl-
pallein [挥舞，在投掷前平衡一下武器] *参见 pôl-