launches

英 [ˈlɔːntʃɪz]

美 [ˈlɔːntʃɪz]

v.  开始从事，发起，发动(尤指有组织的活动); (首次)上市，发行; 使(船，尤指新船)下水
launch的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发射（火箭、导弹或卫星）
  Tolauncha rocket, missile, or satellite means to send it into the air or into space.
  1. NASA plans to launch 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Launchis also a noun.
     
  4. This morning's launch of the space shuttle Columbia has been delayed.
     原定今早“哥伦比亚”号航天飞机的发射已被推迟。
• VERB 使（船）下水；使（新船）首次下水
  Tolauncha ship or a boat means to put it into water, often for the first time after it has been built.
  1. There was no time to launch 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。
  2. Launchis also a noun.
     
  3. The launch of a ship was a big occasion.
     新船下水是件大事。
• VERB 开展（重大活动）；发起，发动（军事袭击等）
  Tolauncha large and important activity, for example a military attack, means to start it.
  1. 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。
  2. The police have launched an investigation into the incident...
     警方已对该事件展开调查。
  3. The President was on holiday when the coup was launched.
     政变发动时，总统正在度假。
  4. Launchis also a noun.
     
  5. ...the launch of a campaign to restore law and order.
     发起一场旨在恢复法律和秩序的运动
• VERB 推出，发布（新产品）
  If a companylaunchesa new product, it makes it available to the public.
  1. Crabtree & Evelyn has just launched a new jam, Worcesterberry Preserve...
     瑰珀翠刚推出一款新果酱——伍斯特浆果果酱。
  2. Marks & Spencer recently hired model Linda Evangelista to launch 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。
  3. Launchis also a noun.
     
  4. The company's spending has also risen following the launch of a new Sunday magazine.
     发行一本新周日杂志后，公司的开支也跟着上升。
• N-COUNT （在江河、湖泊和港口载人的）大型汽艇
  Alaunchis a large motorboat that is used for carrying people on rivers and lakes and in harbours.
  1. The captain was on the deck of the launch, steadying the boat for the pilot...
     船长站在汽艇甲板上为领航员保向。
  2. We'll make a trip by launch to White Island.
     我们将乘汽艇到怀特岛。

双语例句

• The donors'conference launches a week of commemorations in Ukraine marking the Soviet-era explosion and fire.
  捐款会议在乌克兰开始了一个纪念周，以记住苏联时代的爆炸及火灾。
• China used Hainan for a series of small-scale rocket launches between 1988 and 1991.
  中国在1988年至1991年期间在海南进行了一系列小规模的火箭发射。
• But the past two years have seen several product launches aimed at this market.
  但最近两年里出现了数款面向这一市场的产品。
• Some product launches require less enablement investment for both our technical people and our customers.
  有些产品启动只需要对我们的技术人员和客户进行较少的投资。
• The document demands North Korea conduct no further rocket launches.
  声明要求朝鲜不要再进一步发射火箭，呼吁所有联合国成员全面履行2006年10月对朝鲜实施的常规武器、核以及弹道导弹部件禁运。
• At the same time there will be launches from strategic missile complexes based on land.
  同时也将进行陆基战略导弹的合成发射。
• This text launches research on the premise of this research.
  本文就是在此研究前提下展开研究。
• The missile launches are expected to further strain inter-Korean relations.
  朝鲜昨日的导弹发射，预期将进一步加剧朝韩之间的紧张关系。
• Starts executing the program from the current statement, or launches the active project.
  从当前语句开始执行程序，或启动活动项目。
• The new equipment and technologies have dramatically increased the reliability of satellite launches and greatly shortened the time for launch preparation.
  新的技术和设备极大的提高了卫星发射的可靠性，也大大的缩短了发射准备时间。