launch pad
launch pad — 名詞
1. the flat raised surface that a rocket or missile stands on before it rises into
發射台
火箭或飛彈升空前所在的平台
the flat raised surface that a rocket or missile stands on before it rises into the air
The rocket stood on the launch pad while engineers checked the fuel lines.
工程師檢查燃料管線時，火箭就立在發射台上。
stand on the launch pad: rocket waiting before take-off
Smoke poured across the launch pad as the engines roared to life.
引擎轟然啟動，濃煙橫掃過整座發射台。
From the viewing area, Sahil watched the launch pad through a pair of binoculars.
Sahil 在觀景區用一副望遠鏡看著發射台。
Two workers cleared every tool off the launch pad an hour before lift-off.
兩名工人在升空前一小時把發射台上的工具全部清空。
A sudden storm forced the team to roll the rocket away from the launch pad.
一場突如其來的暴風雨逼得團隊把火箭從發射台旁移開。
- launching pad
spelling variant; same meaning
- launch site
the whole location, not just the raised surface
用法筆記
Often paired with motion prepositions: a rocket sits on, lifts off, or is cleared away from the launch pad.
2. something that gives you a strong start for reaching a bigger goal or moving ahe
起點；跳板
讓人邁向更大目標的有利開端
something that gives you a strong start for reaching a bigger goal or moving ahead
Her summer job at the gallery became the launch pad for a career in art.
她在畫廊的暑期工作，成了她藝術生涯的起點。
launch pad for + goal: a strong start toward something bigger
The small town used its film festival as a launch pad for tourism.
這座小鎮把它的電影節當作發展觀光的跳板。
Diego saw the coding course as a launch pad into the software industry.
Diego 把這門程式課看成進入軟體業的跳板。
For many singers, that talent show has been a launch pad to global fame.
對許多歌手來說，那個選秀節目一直是邁向全球知名度的起點。
The grant gave the young scientists a launch pad for their first big project.
這筆經費給了這群年輕科學家展開第一個大計畫的起點。
- springboard
very close in meaning; stresses a sudden push forward
- stepping stone
stresses one stage in a longer path, not a single big start
文法句型
launch pad for + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this figurative use almost always takes 'for', 'into', or 'to' plus the goal or field being entered.