to catapult
01
قذف, رمي بقوة
to throw something or someone with a sudden and forceful motion
Transitive: to catapult sb/sth somewhere | to catapult sb/sth some distance
أمثلة
The young inventor built a small model to catapult marbles across the room.
قام المخترع الشاب ببناء نموذج صغير ليقذف الكرات عبر الغرفة.
The ski jump was designed to catapult skiers into the air for a thrilling descent.
تم تصميم منصة القفز على الجليد لقذف المتزلجين في الهواء من أجل هبوط مثير.
02
قذف, دفع
to cause someone or something to rise quickly to a much higher level of success, importance, or attention
أمثلة
The film catapulted her to international fame.
الفيلم قذف بها إلى الشهرة الدولية.
Their performance will catapult them into the finals.
أداؤهم سوف يقذف بهم إلى النهائيات.
Catapult
01
منجنيق, قذاف
a large weapon that was used in ancient times to throw stones or other objects with great force
أمثلة
Medieval siege engineers designed ever larger catapults capable of hurling massive projectiles to bring down fortification towers.
صمم مهندسو الحصار في العصور الوسطى المقاليع الأكبر حجمًا القادرة على قذف المقذوفات الضخمة لإسقاط أبراج التحصين.
Engineers worked to improve the counterweight and sling mechanisms on siege catapults to achieve more powerful ranges.
عمل المهندسون على تحسين الثقل الموازن وآليات المقلاع في المقاليع الحصار لتحقيق مديات أكثر قوة.
02
a small hand-held device, typically Y-shaped with elastic, used to launch small stones or other projectiles
أمثلة
He made a catapult from a branch and some rubber bands.
The children played with a catapult in the backyard.
03
a mechanical device used to launch aircraft from the deck of a warship
أمثلة
The fighter jet was launched using the carrier 's catapult.
Engineers inspected the catapult before the training exercise.
