| 词汇 | catapulted |
| 释义 | catapulted past simple and past participle ofcatapult catapult verb[ Tusually+ adv/prep ] uk /ˈkæt.ə.pʌlt/ us /ˈkæt̬.ə.pʌlt/ to throw someone or something with great force: 把…射出，把…弹出 When the two vehicles collided, he was catapulted forwards.两车相撞时，他被甩向了前方。 be catapulted into something to suddenly experience a particular state, such as being famous: 突然经历;一跃而成 The award for best actress meant that almost overnight she was catapulted into the limelight.获得最佳女演员奖意味着她几乎一夜之间成了公众关注的焦点。 Throwing arm cannon cast chuck fling heave hurl outpitch overhand peg precipitate sidearm sling stone throw throw something in toss underarm underhand unseat Examples of catapultedcatapulted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is a wild zigzag trajectory catapulted out of furious energy into a state of graceful stasis, choreographed in five movements. Most importantly, achieving and maintaining economic security had catapulted from one of many concerns to the dominant interest of both politicians and the public. But now, paradoxically, the border catapulted them into the closest touch with the state. When the rubberband is released, the animal is catapulted into the spring. It would be clichéd but not inaccurate to say that this film 'catapulted him into stardom'. The issue remains, however, as to what catapulted be like into the adolescent vernaculars of the 1980s. It can feel as if young people are catapulted into the adult service overnight on their seventeenth birthday and suddenly no one is interested in seeing their family any more. Accidents over recent months have shown that many people have died because they were catapulted out of coaches that had been overturned. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The impact was such that the victim was catapulted out of his car. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is indeed a real risk that gold has catapulted itself out of the monetary system and out of its stabilising role. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Suddenly, the nation was catapulted into a general election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was catapulted into the air, struck the roof of the car and landed in the middle of the road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a crash—even at low speeds in built-up areas—they can be catapulted over the backs of the front seats into the windscreen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are catapulted into our living rooms by the vividness of television. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes a very small club, which has a field holding only 10,000, suddenly finds itself catapulted into the big league by the luck of the draw. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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