Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1427
launch
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.
- 1.
To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
- 2.
To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
- 3.
To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.
- 4.
To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
- 5.
To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation.
- 6.
To release; to put onto the market for sale
发布；投放市场销售
- 7.
Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off.
(船、火箭、气球等)启航；起飞
- 8.
To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.
猛力推进；投身；开始
- 9.
To start to operate.
启动运行
推出；发布；发动；发起；开展；启动；打开；使（船）下水；用力扔出；投掷
In use
The company will launch its new smartphone next month.
The rocket was launched successfully yesterday.
They launched a campaign to raise awareness about climate change.
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。
launch into + noun
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。
launch + noun + on/at + noun
用于物理发射，如火箭、导弹等。
The rocket was launched on a mission to Mars.
Connections
Collocations
- launch a satellite
- 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。
- launch a product
- 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。
- launch an attack
- 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。
- launch a campaign
- 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。
- launch a rocket
- 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。
- launch a ship
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象卫星发射倒计时，喊出"Launch!"，牢记"发射"和"启动"之意。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling pattern '-unch' but note that 'launch' has the vowel /ɔː/ while all others have /ʌ/, so they do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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