1. | ~ sth 开始从事，发起，发动（尤指有组织的活动）to start an activity, especially an organized one |
to launch an appeal/an inquiry/an investigation/a campaign 开始上诉╱质询╱调查╱一场运动 | |
to launch an attack/invasion 发起攻击；发动侵略 |
2. | ~ sth （首次）上市，发行to make a product available to the public for the first time |
a party to launch his latest novel 他最新小说的首发式 | |
The new model will be launched in July. 新型号产品将在七月推出。 |
3. | ~ sth 使（船，尤指新船）下水to put a ship or boat into the water, especially one that has just been built |
The Navy is to launch a new warship today. 海军今天有一艘新军舰要下水。 | |
The lifeboat was launched immediately. 那艘救生艇被立刻放下了水。 |
4. | ~ sth 发射；把（航天器、武器等）发射上天；水中发射to send sth such as a spacecraft , weapon, etc. into space, into the sky or through water |
to launch a communications satellite 发射通信卫星 | |
to launch a missile/rocket/torpedo 发射导弹╱火箭╱鱼雷 |
5. | ~ yourself at, from, etc. sth.~ yourself forwards, etc. 猛扑向前to jump forwards with a lot of force |
Without warning he launched himself at me. 他突然向我猛扑过来。 |
6. | ~ sth 启动（计算机程序）to start a computer program |
You can launch programs and documents from your keyboard. 你可以从键盘启动程序和文件。 |
