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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The spacecraft, its Long-March II-F carrier rocket and the escape tower were fitted on the launch pad on Saturday.
  上周六，运载火箭长征二号F和逃逸塔均已顺利安装在发射台上。
• 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
• 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 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。
• The unpiloted launch tested an alternate concept for safely propelling a future spacecraft and its crew away from a problem on the launch pad or during ascent.
  本次无人发射实验测试了一种用于未来太空船紧急救援的替代性设想，以便使火箭在发射台或上升段出现问题时让全体乘员安全脱离。
• The rocket blew up on the launch pad.
  火箭在发射台上爆炸。