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

• Due to forecast for severe weather around the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Florida on Tuesday afternoon, fueling of the second stage of the rocket will not be completed.
  由于周二下午对肯尼迪太空发射中心周围恶劣天气的预测，火箭第二阶段的燃料还没有完成。
• This is the official launch pad for your test.
  这是您的测试的正式运行面板。
• The biggest concern is whether the launch pad was damaged by a lighting strike.
  最受关注的是轻微的碰击是否损坏发射垫。
• The rocket blew up on the launch pad.
  火箭在发射台上爆炸。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 American Space Agency NASA has delayed the launch of the Shuttle Endeavour while it tries to find out what damage was done by11 lightening strikes around the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.
  美国国家航空和航天管理局推迟奋力号航天飞机的发射，试图找出在卡纳维拉尔角的发射台经历了11次闪电袭击之后飞机遭受哪些损害。
• 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。