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

• The boy catapulted out of the house.
  那男孩飞快地奔出屋子。
• When the two vehicles collided he was catapulted forwards.
  当两车相撞时，他一下子被弹向前面。
• But will the birds catapulted out, the birds calls it gives people a funny feeling.
  但是将鸟儿们弹射出去时，鸟儿的叫声倒是给人很好笑的感觉。
• 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。
• Lawyers, accountants and real estate agents say the citizenship program has catapulted Malta onto the radar of the global elite.
  律师、会计和房地产代理人们说，公民身份计划让马耳他一下子引起了全球精英的注意，出现了申请热潮。
• Our Michelin star chefs and fine dining restaurant scene have catapulted the city into the culinary spotlight.
  我们的米其林星级厨师和良好的用餐环境使伯明翰成为了烹饪中心。
• The risk of a backseat passenger being catapulted into the windscreen.
  后座乘客可能被弹到挡风玻璃上的危险。
• 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。
• In the crash the driver ( was) catapulted through the windscreen.
  在事故中司机从挡风玻璃中（被）弹了出来。
• He was catapulted into the side of the van.
  他被弹飞出去，撞在货车的侧面。