catapult
n
1 (US slingshot) Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic attached to it, used esp by children for shooting stones 弹弓(尤指儿童玩的). =>illus 见插图.
2 (in ancient times) machine for throwing heavy stones in war (古时)石弩.
3 apparatus for launching gliders or for launching aircraft from the deck of a ship (使滑翔机或飞行器从轮船甲板上升空的)弹射器. catapult, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
shoot or launch (sth) from a catapult 用弹弓、 石弩或弹射器射出或弹射(某物).
2 [Ipr, Tn.pr]
(cause sb/sth to) be thrown suddenly and with force (使某物)被猛力掷出
In the crash the driver (was) catapulted through the windscreen. 在事故中司机从挡风玻璃中(被)弹了出来.