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

• The test of the missile was to be carried out in three steps: land-based launch from a launch pad, land-based launch from a simulated launcher tube, and underwater launch from a submarine.
  导弹测试分三个步骤进行：从一个发射台进行陆基发射，从一个仿真发射筒进行陆基发射和从一艘潜艇进行水下发射。
• 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。
• 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。
• But he said any cease-fire must include conditions so Hamas can not use Gaza as a launch pad for rocket attacks on Israel.
  但是他说，任何停火必须包括一些条件，要求哈马斯不能再把加沙作为向以色列发动火箭攻击的基地。
• The rocket blew up on the launch pad.
  火箭在发射台上爆炸。
• 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
• This is the official launch pad for your test.
  这是您的测试的正式运行面板。
• The elevation and configuration of the launch pad also require consideration.
  提升机和发射台的外形也需要考虑。
• Clinton spoke in Mexico City amid reports North Korea has moved multi-stage missile to a launch pad.
  克林顿是在有报道说北韩已把多级导弹运到发射台的背景下在墨西哥城说这番话的。
• 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。