launch pad

英 [ˈlɔːntʃ pæd]

美 [ˈlɔːntʃ pæd]

n.  (航天器等的)发射平台

牛津词典

noun

• （航天器等的）发射平台
  a platform from which a spacecraft , etc. is sent into the sky
  1. She regards the job as a launch pad for her career in the media.
     她把这项工作当作她从事媒体职业的起点。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （火箭、导弹或卫星的）发射坪，发射台
  Alaunch padorlaunching padis a platform from which rockets, missiles, or satellites are launched.
  1. ...the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.
     卡纳维拉尔角发射台
• N-COUNT 跳板；踏脚石
  Alaunch padorlaunching padis a situation, for example a job, which you can use in order to go forward to something better or more important.
  1. Wimbledon has been a launch pad for so many players...
     温布尔登一直是成就众多球手的地方。
  2. It was the launching pad for a media career that has made her one of the highest-paid people on British TV.
     她就是凭此跳板进入媒体行业，成为英国电视界最高薪人士之一。

英英释义

noun

• a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
  Synonym:launching padlaunchpadlaunch areapad

双语例句

• With a roar, it began to rise slowly from the launch pad.
  伴随着巨大的轰鸣，火箭开始从发射台缓慢升起。
• The American Space Agency NASA has delayed the launch of the Shuttle Endeavour while it tries to find out what damage was done by11 lightening strikes around the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.
  美国国家航空和航天管理局推迟奋力号航天飞机的发射，试图找出在卡纳维拉尔角的发射台经历了11次闪电袭击之后飞机遭受哪些损害。
• The Launch Pad for quick access to applications, tasks, and links
  快速访问应用程序、任务和链接的LaunchPad
• When the shuttle gets to the launch pad, NASA has more work to do before countdown.
  当航天飞机被安放到发射台上时，国家航空航天局在倒计时发射前还有很多工作要做。
• Cagliari was my starting point, my launch pad for everything.
  卡利亚里是我的起点，是我的一切的开始的地方。
• North Korea has started moving a long-range missile towards a launch pad in possible preparation for another missile test, according to US officials.
  美国官员表示，朝鲜已开始将一枚远程导弹运往发射场，可能准备再次进行导弹试验。
• This is the official launch pad for your test.
  这是您的测试的正式运行面板。
• At ignition, it will pour a million liters of water onto the launch pad surface.
  点火时，它将把百万升水浇在发射台面上。
• This is the rocket's launch pad.
  这就是触发它的平台。
• A U.S.-based research institute says new satellite imagery suggests North Korea has halted construction on a launch pad capable of testing intercontinental missiles.
  一家美国研究机构说，新的卫星图像显示，朝鲜停止了在一个可以试射洲际弹道导弹的发射台上的建筑活动。