catapulted

英 [ˈkætəpʌltɪd]

美 [ˈkætəpʌltɪd]

v.  (被)猛掷，猛扔
catapult的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• 弹弓
  Acatapultis a device for shooting small stones. It is made of a Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic tied between the two top parts.

in AM, use 美国英语用 slingshot


• (航空母舰上弹射飞机升空的)弹射装置，弹射器
  Acatapultis a device that is used to send aircraft into the air from an aircraft carrier.
• V-ERG (将…)弹出;(使)射出
  If someone or somethingcatapultsoris catapultedthrough the air, they are thrown very suddenly, quickly, and violently through it.
  1. We've all seen enough dummies catapulting through windscreens in TV warnings to know the dangers of not wearing seat belts...
     在电视里，假人穿过挡风玻璃飞出去的警示镜头我们见得多了，知道不系安全带的危险。
  2. He was catapulted into the side of the van.
     他被弹飞出去，撞在货车的侧面。
• V-ERG （使）突然处于…境地;（使）忽然身处…情况下
  If somethingcatapultsyou into a particular state or situation, or if youcatapultthere, you are suddenly and unexpectedly caused to be in that state or situation.
  1. 'Basic Instinct' catapulted her to top status among Hollywood's glamour goddesses...
     《本能》使她跃至一线，成功跻身好莱坞耀眼的女明星之列。
  2. Suddenly she was catapulted into his jet-set lifestyle...
     突然间，她过上了他那种阔佬生活。
  3. Affleck catapulted to fame after picking up an Oscar.
     摘得奥斯卡奖后，阿弗莱克一举成名。

双语例句

• An unexpected inheritance catapulted him into the ranks of the nouveaux riches.
  继续了一笔意外的财产使他晋身为暴发户之列。
• The boy catapulted out of the house.
  那男孩飞快地奔出屋子。
• 'Basic Instinct' catapulted her to top status among Hollywood's glamour goddesses
  《本能》使她跃至一线，成功跻身好莱坞耀眼的女明星之列。
• Affleck catapulted to fame after picking up an Oscar.
  摘得奥斯卡奖后，阿弗莱克一举成名。
• Meanwhile, the world economic crisis has catapulted China to even greater prominence in its own right.
  与此同时，世界经济危机让中国的有利地位更加突出。
• The impact catapulted him through the windshield.
  冲击力猛地把他抛出了挡风玻璃。
• The fact that the crisis has catapulted the world into its future also creates huge uncertainties.
  危机把世界抛进未来的事实也带来了巨大的不确定性。
• Two events of the twentieth century catapulted polymers into a position of worldwide importance.
  20世纪的两件大事一下使聚合物获得了世界性的主要地位。
• Suddenly she was catapulted into his jet-set lifestyle
  突然间，她过上了他那种阔佬生活。
• We've found tales of women vomiting onto their wedding dresses, being catapulted out of horse-drawn carriages, swallowing their engagement rings and tangling with the police.
  我们发现呕吐到自己的结婚礼服上，被弹出马车，吞咽自己的订婚戒指和与警察纠缠的故事。