launch 1 W2 / lɔntʃ $ lɒntʃ / 动词 [及物动词]

1 start something to start something, usually something big or important :

The organization has launched a campaign to raise $150,000.

The Canadian police plan to launch an investigation into the deal.

launch an attack/assault/offensive

The press launched a vicious attack on the President.

The book launched his career as a novelist.

2 product to make a new product, book etc available for sale for the first time :

The company hopes to launch the new drug by next October.

3 boat to put a boat or ship into the water

4 sky/space to send a weapon or spacecraft into the sky or into space :

A test satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral.

5 computer to make a computer program start 同义词 open :

Double-click on an icon to launch an application.

6 launch yourself forwards/up/from etc to jump up and forwards into the air with a lot of energy

launch into something 短语动词

1 to suddenly start a description or story, or suddenly start criticizing something :

Nelson launched into a blistering criticism of greedy lawyers.

2 to suddenly start doing something :

Don’t just launch into exercise without warming up first.

launch out 短语动词 British English

to start something new, especially something that involves risk

THESAURUS

shoot 动词 [不及物和及物动词] to use a gun to fire bullets, or to kill or injure someone using a gun : He ordered his men to stop shooting. | The guards shot the man as he was trying to escape. | President Kennedy was shot by a lone gunman.

fire 动词 [不及物和及物动词] to shoot bullets from a gun, or send an explosive object towards someone or something : Soldiers fired into the crowd. | Helicopters fired rockets at several buildings. | He regained his balance, took aim, and fired. | The police fired into the air to make the crowd break up. | As soon as we crossed the border, enemy troops started firing at us. | Kendrick fired three shots at the President’s car. | Suddenly the car stopped, and the passenger got out and fired a Kalashnikov rifle at the police car.

launch 动词 [及物动词] to send a large rocket or missile into the air : American warships launched cruise missiles. | The guerrillas launched their rockets from densely populated towns.

open fire to start shooting : Nineteen students were injured after a gunman opened fire. | Troops opened fire on a group of unarmed demonstrators. | The colonel gave the order for the soldiers to open fire.

shell 动词 [及物动词] to fire shells (= metal containers filled with an explosive substance ) at enemy soldiers, cities etc in a war, using large guns : Border towns have been shelled by enemy aircraft for the past two months. | British warships began shelling German positions along the coast.

bombard 动词 [及物动词] to attack a place for a long time with shells or bombs : Allied forces bombarded the coast prior to the invasion. | Troops bombarded the area with shells. | The allied forces bombarded the enemy trenches for weeks. | Cromwell’s men had been bombarding the fort with their artillery for several days.

take a potshot at somebody/something to shoot at someone or something without aiming very carefully : Someone tried to take a potshot at him, but hit the man behind instead.