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彈弓
A catapult is 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.
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(航空母艦上彈射飛機升空的)彈射裝置，彈射器
A catapult is a device that is used to send aircraft into the air from an aircraft carrier.
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(將…)彈出;(使)射出
If someone or something catapults or is catapulted through the air, they are thrown very suddenly, quickly, and violently through it.
例句
We've all seen enough dummies catapulting through windscreens in TV warnings to know the dangers of not wearing seat belts...
在電視里，假人穿過擋風玻璃飛出去的警示鏡頭我們見得多了，知道不系安全帶的危險。
He was catapulted into the side of the van.
他被彈飛出去，撞在貨車的側面。
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（使）突然處于…境地;（使）忽然身處…情況下
If something catapults you into a particular state or situation, or if you catapult there, you are suddenly and unexpectedly caused to be in that state or situation.
例句
'Basic Instinct' catapulted her to top status among Hollywood's glamour goddesses...
《本能》使她躍至一線，成功躋身好萊塢耀眼的女明星之列。
Suddenly she was catapulted into his jet-set lifestyle...
突然間，她過上了他那種闊佬生活。