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

• What's the best way to whisk astronauts to safety if their rocket were to explode on the launch pad?
  如果航天员乘坐的火箭即将在发射台上爆炸，那最好的逃生方式是什么？
• The principal perturbing forces for launch vehicles, both on the launch pad and in flight, are the aerodynamic loads produced by winds.
  发射飞行器在发射台上以及在飞行中的重要扰动力是由风产生的气动载荷。
• The delay will give NASA time to determine whether a powerful lightning strike at the launch pad caused any problems with the shuttle.
  这一延迟将使美国航空航天局有时间来确定发射台遭受的强烈闪电袭击是否会对航天飞机造成任何影响。
• 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。
• Americans will be barred from using Iraq as a launch pad to attack other countries.
  禁止美国人使用伊拉克作为跳板来进攻其它国家。
• The rocket blew up on the launch pad.
  火箭在发射台上爆炸。
• When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the Launch Pad.
  我参观科学馆时，我去了发射台。
• After following a few simple steps with the GUI on the license server installation launch pad, you will be asked to import your license key from a file.
  在许可服务器安装发射台上与GUI一起进行了几个简单的步骤之后，您将被询问从一个文件中输入您的许可密码。
• 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。
• 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。