launchpad
US /ˈlɔːntʃ.pæd/
UK /ˈlɔːntʃ.pæd/
名詞
1.
發射台, 發射平台
a platform from which a rocket or spacecraft is launched
範例:
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The rocket stood tall on the launchpad, ready for its journey to space.
火箭高聳在發射台上，準備好進行太空之旅。
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Engineers conducted final checks on the spacecraft at the launchpad.
工程師們在發射台上對宇宙飛船進行了最後檢查。
2.
啟動平台, 跳板
a place or situation from which something can be started or developed
範例:
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The new incubator served as a launchpad for many innovative startups.
新的孵化器成為許多創新性初創企業的啟動平台。
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His first successful project was a launchpad for his career in technology.
他第一個成功的項目是他科技事業的啟動平台。