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launch + noun
常用于推出产品、服务或活动。
The company launched a new product last week.
该公司上周推出了一款新产品。
发射；升空
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发射；升空
To send a rocket, missile, spacecraft, or similar object upward into the air or space; or (of such a craft) to rise into the air or begin a journey.
The company launched a new product last week.
该公司上周推出了一款新产品。
To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.
To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
launch
Base
原形
launches
3rd person
第三人称单数
launching
-ing
现在分词
launched
Past
过去式
launched
Past participle
过去分词
They launch the rocket.
他们发射火箭。
The company launched a new product.
该公司推出了一款新产品。
We have launched several campaigns.
我们已经发起了几场活动。
规则动词
The company will launch its new smartphone next month.
该公司将于下个月推出其新款智能手机。
The rocket was launched successfully yesterday.
火箭昨天成功发射了。
They launched a campaign to raise awareness about climate change.
他们发起了一场提高气候变化意识的活动。
常用于推出产品、服务或活动。
The company launched a new product last week.
该公司上周推出了一款新产品。
表示突然开始做某事，尤指热情地讲话或行动。
She launched into a long speech about the project.
她开始大谈特谈这个项目。
用于物理发射，如火箭、导弹等。
The rocket was launched on a mission to Mars.
这枚火箭被发射执行火星任务。
常与攻击、行动等名词搭配。
The army launched an attack against the enemy.
军队对敌人发动了攻击。
Not this
We will launch the meeting at 9 a.m.
Use this
We will start the meeting at 9 a.m.
launch 通常用于推出新产品、项目或火箭等重大开始，而日常的会议、课程等习惯用 start 或 begin。
Not this
The new smartphone launched last week.
Use this
The new smartphone was launched last week.
launch 作及物动词表示'推出'时，需要接宾语或使用被动语态，不能省略宾语直接用作不及物动词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
发射卫星
The country plans to launch a satellite into orbit next month.
该国计划下个月发射一颗卫星进入轨道。
推出产品
The company will launch its new smartphone next week.
该公司下周将推出其新款智能手机。
发动攻击
The army launched a surprise attack at dawn.
军队在黎明时分发动了突然袭击。
发起运动
They launched a campaign to raise awareness about climate change.
他们发起了一场提高气候变化意识的运动。
发射火箭
NASA successfully launched a rocket to the International Space Station.
美国宇航局成功发射了一枚火箭前往国际空间站。
使船下水
The newly built ship was launched with great ceremony.
这艘新造的船在隆重的仪式中下水了。
开始（尤指精力充沛地）
She launched into a detailed explanation of the project.
她开始详细解释这个项目。
跳板；起点
The internship served as a launch pad for his career.
这份实习是他职业生涯的跳板。
开始（新事业）；出发
He decided to launch out on his own and start a business.
他决定独立创业，开始自己的生意。
Use launch naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象卫星发射倒计时，喊出"Launch!"，牢记"发射"和"启动"之意。
通常用于正式或专业场合，如推出新产品、启动项目、发射火箭等。语气中立，在商业、科技、航天等领域比较常见。
可作为及物或不及物动词使用，及物时意为发射、发动等，不及物时意为起飞、开始等。
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