1. 发射；投掷；使升空
2. 投入，积极投入
3. 出海；下水
4. 开展；开办
5. 使开始从事
6. 出版，发行
7. 猛力展开
8. 使（船）下水
9. 起飞
10. 投出
11. 提出，发起，发出
12. 开始，着手进行，开始从事
13. 将...投放市场；上市
14. 发动
15. 猛扑向前

1. 发射
2. （游艇、汽艇）下水
3. 发行，投放市场，上市
4. 大舢板
5. 滑曳

1. vt. 使…下水 set (a ship, especially one newly built) afloat
2. vt. 发动;发出;发射 set in motion; send; aim

1. [U]发射;(船)下水;(新产品)投产 process of putting into motion a ship, spacecraft or new product

1. a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

2. the act of propelling with force

1. set up or found;

   "She set up a literacy program"
   

2. propel with force;

   "launch the space shuttle"
   "launch a ship"
   

3. launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage;

   "launch a ship"
   

4. begin with vigor;

   "He launched into a long diatribe"
   "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
   

5. get going; give impetus to;

   "launch a career"
   "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
   

6. smoothen the surface of;

   "launch plaster"
   

1.发射（火箭、导弹或卫星）
Tolaunch a rocket, missile, or satellite means to send it into the air or into space.

e.g. NASA plans tolaunch a satellite to study cosmic rays...
美国国家航空航天局计划发射一颗卫星上天，对宇宙射线进行研究。
e.g. A Delta II rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral early this morning.
今天一早，一枚“德尔塔”Ⅱ型火箭在卡纳维拉尔角发射升空。

2.使（船）下水；使（新船）首次下水
Tolaunch a ship or a boat means to put it into water, often for the first time after it has been built.

e.g. There was no time tolaunch the lifeboats because the ferry capsized with such alarming speed.
渡轮瞬间倾覆，根本没时间放救生艇下水。

3.开展（重大活动）；发起，发动（军事袭击等）
Tolaunch a large and important activity, for example a military attack, means to start it.

e.g. Heavy fighting has been going on after the guerrillas had launched their offensive...
游击队发起攻击后，激烈的战斗一直持续不断。
e.g. The police have launched an investigation into the incident...
警方已对该事件展开调查。

4.推出，发布（新产品）
If a companylaunches a new product, it makes it available to the public.

e.g. Crabtree & Evelyn has justlaunched a new jam, Worcesterberry Preserve...
瑰珀翠刚推出一款新果酱——伍斯特浆果果酱。
e.g. Marks & Spencer recently hired model Linda Evangelista tolaunch its new range.
玛莎百货最近聘请模特儿琳达·埃万杰利斯塔为其发布新系列产品。

5.（在江河、湖泊和港口载人的）大型汽艇
Alaunch is a large motorboat that is used for carrying people on rivers and lakes and in harbours.

e.g. The captain was on the deck of thelaunch, steadying the boat for the pilot...
船长站在汽艇甲板上为领航员保向。
e.g. We'll make a trip bylaunch to White Island.
我们将乘汽艇到怀特岛。

相关词组：launch into

1. launch的反义词

1. (发布)：先创(SimChoice)微格教学互评系统当前已经成型,但其当前的情况来看,应该尚属于测试期.(2)与LMS运行时环境有关的规范,包括API,content-to-LMS数据模型,内容发布(launch)规范.

1. They launched a new passenger liner.
   他们定期使一艘新的客轮下水。
2. They have launched a spaceship.
   他们发射了一艘宇宙飞船。
3. We launched another satellite last month.
   我们上个月发射了另一颗卫星。
4. They launched a missile.
   他们发射了一枚导弹。
5. The fisherman launched a spear at the big fish.
   那渔夫向那条大鱼投掷渔叉。
6. He launched an arrow into the air.
   他向空中猛射一箭。
7. He launched a new business when he was 30 years old.
   他30岁时创办了一个新企业。
8. They launched a new program.
   他们开始了新的工作计划。
9. They're holding a big party to launch the new film.
   他们有一大群同行开拍这个电影。
10. The country launched a national campaign against corruption.
    那个国家发起了一场全国性的反贪污运动。
11. The enemy launched an attack at 2 o'clock in the morning.
    敌人在凌晨两点钟发动了进攻。
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12. A new ship was recently launched.
    一艘新船最近下水。
13. Another Chinese designed and built ship was recently launched.
    又一艘我国自行设计制造的船最近下水了。

1. I saw the launch of the rocket yesterday.
   我昨天看了火箭发射。
2. Are you at the launch of the new ship?
   新船下水你在场吗?
3. The launch of their new machines in this factory received much media coverage.
   这个工厂投产的新机器广获传媒报道。

launch against〔at〕 (v.+prep.)

发起进攻 attack
launch sth against〔at〕 sb/sth

They launched a fresh anathema against him.

他们又发起了把他们赶出教门的运动。

We launched a protest at them.

我们发起抗议,反对他们。

launch into (v.+prep.)

使…下水;发射上天 push or send sth on its first voyage in sth
launch into sth

Would it be wise to launch into this rough sea?

到这样汹涌的大海中游泳明智吗?

launch into sth

He launched into a new subject last year.

去年,他开始了一个新题目。

He launched into a rhythm vigorously.

他开始使劲演奏这首曲子。

It takes courage to launch into a new business in these difficult times.

在这些困难时期里要开办新的企业需要勇气。

Mr. Blearney launched into another of his stories.

布里尔尼先生开始讲他的又一个故事。

launch sb into sth

Jack's parents decided to launch him into business.

杰克的父母决定让他进入实业界。

launch sb/sth into sth

The Americans and Russians have launched many rockets into air space.

美国人和俄罗斯人已把许多火箭发射到太空。

The freighter was launched into water with a great splash.

货船入水时溅起巨大的水花。

launch on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)

向(市场)首次推出,引向… give sb/sth for the first time
launch sb/sth on〔upon〕 sth

He launched a determined attack on academic criticism.

他对学究式的评论发起坚决的反攻。

launch on〔upon〕 sth

The director has launched on yet another plan for cutting costs.

经理又着手推行另一个压缩成本的计划。

This is not a suitable time for launching forth on a new business undertaking.

现在,不宜着手搞新的经营项目。

launch sb/sth on〔upon〕 sth

The musical theatre company is about to launch a new performer on the musical world.

这家音乐公司即将向音乐界推出一位新人。

He's launching his son on a career in banking.

他正把他的儿子引向金融业。

launch out (v.+adv.)

开始新的东西 start sth new
launch out

Those who dared to launch out beyond the unknown waters became the discoverers of new lands.

那些敢于去人迹未至的海域航行的人成了新陆地的发现者。

launch sth ⇔ out

The makers are about to launch out a new product.

制造者们马上要生产一种新产品。

launch out

Next year you may be ready to launch out as a concert pianist.

明年,你就可能有条件作为钢琴演奏家登台了。

launch out at (v.+adv.+prep.)

进行攻击 begin to attack
launch out at sb

He suddenly launched out at me for no reason at all.

他突然毫无理由地对我进行攻击。

launch out into (v.+adv.+prep.)

(起劲地)开始 start
launch out into sth

They are launching out into a series of scientific experiments.

他们正在着手进行一系列科学试验。

Mr. Burk used the money to launch out into a new business.

伯克先生利用这笔钱开始搞一项新的企业。

• Making this launch into the wide world, by repairing to London.

  出自：J. Cleland

• Nine Bulls were launch'd by his victorious arm.

  出自：Dryden

1. launch用作及物动词时常作“使…下水”解,后面常接船、客轮、海轮等之类的名词,多用于被动结构。launch也可表示“发射”,后面常接飞船、卫星、火箭、导弹等之类的名词,这时多用于主动结构。
2. launch还可表示“发动”“猛射”“使开始”“开办”。
3. launch与副词out和介词into连用时,意思是“投身,着手,开始”。

1. launch sb in/into sth表示“使某人开始做某事”。

   He launched his son in/into business.
   他使自己的儿子开始经商。

2. launch作名词表示“发射，（船）的下水”时，常作定语，如the launch of a space vehicle（航天器的发射）。

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法国北方语的lancher，意为扔，抛；最初源自后期拉丁语的lanceare，意为挥动长矛。