名詞 catapult:

1. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
   同義詞：slingshot, sling
2. a device that launches aircraft from a warship
   同義詞：launcher
3. medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
   同義詞：arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket

動詞 catapult:

1. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
2. hurl as if with a sling
   同義詞：sling

1. Leaping is usually done with a springboard that catapults the performer high into the air.
   跳躍運(yùn)動通常利用能使表演者高高地彈入空中的跳板。
2. In the crash the driver (was) catapulted through the windscreen.
   在事故中司機(jī)從擋風(fēng)玻璃中(被)彈了出來。

cat.a.pult

n.（名詞）
A military machine for hurling missiles, such as large stones or spears, used in ancient and medieval times.
彈弓：用在古代和中世紀(jì)時期發(fā)射投擲物，如大塊石頭或矛的軍事器械
A mechanism for launching aircraft at a speed sufficient for flight, as from the deck of a carrier.
彈射器：以適于飛行速度的發(fā)射航空器的一種機(jī)械裝置，如從航空母艦的甲板上發(fā)射
A slingshot.
游戲用彈弓
v.（動詞）
cat.a.pult.ed,cat.a.pult.ing,cat.a.pults
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To hurl or launch from or as if from a catapult.
射出：從或似從彈弓上發(fā)射或射出
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To become catapulted; spring or bolt.
被發(fā)射；射出或發(fā)射

來源：
French catapulte
法語 catapulte
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin catapulta
源自 拉丁語 catapulta
from Greek katapaltôs
源自 希臘語 katapaltôs
kata- [cata-]
kata- [前綴，表.之下，在下.]
pallein [to brandish, poise a weapon before hurling] * see pôl-
pallein [揮舞，在投擲前平衡一下武器] *參見 pôl-