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词汇 catapulting
释义 catapulting
present 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。
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Examples of catapulting


catapulting

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Bubonic plague broke out among the besiegers, who abandoned the siege after catapulting some of their dead into the city.
It is noisy and hazardous, with tons of heavy metal catapulting off the heaving deck and back on again.
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A fleet of specially designed flying boats should be available in the course of 1938, and the possibilities of catapulting long-range flying boats are being actively investigated.
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The first test for the flying sequences involved simply catapulting a crash test dummy out of a cannon.
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The album was certified gold, making him widely known and catapulting his career to new heights, and eventually leading sales to platinum status.
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The album sold 15 million copies worldwide, catapulting the band to become one of the biggest rock bands of the turn of the century.
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Transport in the game is fulfilled by a manner of catapulting.
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Robins became a fan-favourite catapulting them up the league from relegation battlers to true play-off contenders all in the short time that he had been at the club.
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Daffy tries one last scheme which involves catapulting himself across the sea.
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They would lie on the floor and position the bar over their abdomen, then perform an explosive glute bridge movement, catapulting the bar upwards and catching it at lockout.
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Whether it is by spontaneous programmed death, or the male catapulting into the mouth of the female, these self-sacrificing males die in order for prolonged copulation to occur.
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