lift-off
/ˈlɪft.ɒf/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɪft.ɑːf/ (ame, ipa)
lift-off — 名詞
1. the moment when a rocket or spacecraft rises straight up from the launch pad and
發射升空
火箭或太空船垂直升離發射台的瞬間
the moment when a rocket or spacecraft rises straight up from the launch pad and begins its flight
Salma counted down the final seconds before lift-off at the desert launch site.
Salma 在沙漠發射場倒數發射升空前的最後幾秒。
before lift-off — the moment a rocket leaves the ground
Thick orange flames burst from the engines two seconds after lift-off.
發射升空兩秒後，橘色的火焰從引擎中猛烈噴出。
Bad weather delayed the lift-off of the Mars probe by three days.
惡劣天氣讓那具火星探測器的發射升空延後了三天。
The crowd cheered loudly as the giant rocket made a perfect lift-off.
當巨大的火箭完美升空時，群眾大聲歡呼。
Chidi felt the whole tower shake during lift-off and gripped his seat.
Chidi 在發射升空時感覺整座塔都在搖晃，緊抓住座椅。
- touchdown
the moment a returning craft lands back on the ground
- splashdown
landing of a returning capsule on water
用法筆記
Often used with a preceding action that frames the launch moment: 'seconds before / after lift-off', 'during lift-off'. Subject of the launch is usually a rocket, spacecraft, or probe.
常見錯誤
2. the point at which a business, idea, or career starts to grow or succeed very qu
起飛成長
事業或構想開始快速成長、爆發的時刻
the point at which a business, idea, or career starts to grow or succeed very quickly
The small bakery saw real lift-off once Imani posted its cakes online.
Imani 把蛋糕照片貼到網路上後，這家小烘焙坊真的開始起飛成長。
figurative: lift-off = sudden rapid success
Sales were flat for months, then the new app reached lift-off in spring.
業績平淡了好幾個月，這款新應用程式在春天迎來起飛成長。
collocation: reach lift-off
Felipe's music career finally achieved lift-off after one song went viral.
一首歌爆紅後，Felipe 的音樂事業終於開始起飛。
The charity hoped a famous patron would give the campaign instant lift-off.
這個慈善團體希望有名的贊助人能讓活動立刻起飛成長。
After years of slow sales, the family farm shop finally hit lift-off.
在多年生意冷清之後，這家家庭農場商店終於迎來起飛。
- breakthrough
a single decisive moment of success; lift-off stresses the fast rise that follows
- take-off
also used figuratively for rapid growth, slightly more common in economics writing
- surge
a sharp rise, but without the sense of finally getting started
- stagnation
a period with no growth at all, the opposite of sudden success
- decline
a steady fall rather than a rise
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this figurative use never describes a physical launch. It almost always pairs with verbs of achievement — 'reach', 'achieve', 'hit', 'give something lift-off' — and the subject is a venture, career, or campaign.
常見錯誤
lift-off — 片語動詞
- lift-offbase form
- lift-offs3rd person singular
- lift-offing-ing form
- lift-offedpast simple
1. if an aircraft or rocket lifts off, it goes up away from the ground at the start
升空起飛
飛行器或火箭離地、開始飛行
if an aircraft or rocket lifts off, it goes up away from the ground at the start of a flight
The helicopter lifted off from the hospital roof with the injured climber aboard.
那架直升機載著受傷的登山者，從醫院屋頂升空起飛。
lift off from [place]
Aoi watched the rocket lift off in a cloud of white smoke.
Aoi 看著火箭在一團白煙中升空起飛。
The drone lifted off smoothly and rose above the rooftops within seconds.
那台無人機平穩升空，幾秒內就飛到屋頂上方。
Strong winds meant the small plane could not lift off until noon.
強風讓那架小飛機直到中午才得以升空起飛。
- land
to come down onto the ground at the end of a flight
- touch down
the moment of landing back on a surface
文法句型
[aircraft/rocket] + lift off
用法筆記
Intransitive only: the aircraft or rocket is the subject, and you never put a direct object after it. Often followed by 'from + place' to name the launch spot.