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。
• 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 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。
• Outfitted with its external fuel tank and twin booster rockets at the seaside39B launch pad, Discovery soared into space on the firing command, leaving splendid flames and roaring sound.
  在点火指令下达后，携带着外部燃料箱在一对助推火箭的推动下，发现号航天飞机从靠近海边的39B号发射架上飞行太空，它的身后留下了壮丽的火焰和轰鸣声。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is the official launch pad for your test.
  这是您的测试的正式运行面板。
• 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。
• 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。