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A catapult is an old weapon that hurls heavy objects, like rocks, a long distance using stored force — armies used them before guns existed, especially to attack castles. In British English it's also the word for a slingshot toy. As a verb, 'to catapult' means to suddenly launch or throw something , often used figuratively: an event can 'catapult someone to fame,' meaning it suddenly makes them very famous or successful.
投石器；(比喻)使突然竄升(名聲、地位)
組成probably from Greek 'kata-' (down) + a word meaning 'to hurl'
原始詞典資料10 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
catapultnoun/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/
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A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
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A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
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A slingshot.
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An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
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An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
- The visitors were given notice of what was to come when Huth headed wide from a Rory Delap long throw but failed to heed the warning, allowing the German defender to rise unmarked to meet another Delap catapult and plant his header into the net after 12 minutes.
catapultverb/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/
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To fire a missile from a catapult.
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To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
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To increase the status of something rapidly.
- The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.
- I was catapulted without preparation into the most difficult job any mortal man can hold. My duties would not wait a week, or a day, or even an hour.
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To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
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To have one's status increased rapidly.
- She catapulted to the national scene following her selection by the candidate.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。