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
launching — present participle of launch
推出；发布；发动；发起；开展；启动；打开；使（船）下水；用力扔出；投掷
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.
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
To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation.
发布；投放市场销售
To release; to put onto the market for sale
(船、火箭、气球等)启航；起飞
Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off.
猛力推进；投身；开始
To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.
启动运行
To start to operate.
一般现在时
They launch the rocket.
他们发射火箭。
一般过去时
The company launched a new product.
该公司推出了一款新产品。
现在完成时
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。
用法提示：launch 作及物动词，表示“推出（新产品）”。
The rocket was launched successfully yesterday.
火箭昨天成功发射了。
用法提示：launch 的过去分词 launched 用于被动语态，表示“发射”。
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。
用法提示：launch 的过去式，表示“发起（活动或运动）”。
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。
最通用，可替换大多数语境
与start类似，但更强调过程的起始
正式用语，适用于正式场合或书面语
强调首次启动或正式开启，常用于项目、计划
特指将新产品或服务推向市场
grammar · medium
易错句子We will launch the meeting at 9 a.m.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The new smartphone launched last week.
正确表达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。
与“开始”或“发动”相反，指使某事物结束
与“推出”或“发射”相反，指决定不进行
与“启动”或“创办”相反，指中途停止
与“进行”或“推进”相反，指使活动停下
与“开始”相反，指使某过程完结
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。
launch + -er
re- + launch
launch + pad
launch + site
launch + vehicle
launch + -ing
常与launch搭配，指发射火箭
发射卫星是常见用法
发动宣传活动或计划
推出新产品常用launch
发射航天器是典型语境
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.