slingshot
/ˈslɪŋʃɒt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈslɪŋʃɑːt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsliŋ-ˌshät/ (ame, mw) · /ˈslɪŋ.ʃɒt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈslɪŋ.ʃɑːt/ (ame, ipa)
slingshot — 名詞
- slingshotsingular
- slingshotsplural
1. a small weapon made from a forked stick and a stretchable band, used to launch p
彈弓
Y形木棍加上橡皮筋的兒童玩具
a small weapon made from a forked stick and a stretchable band, used to launch pebbles or other small objects through the air.
Yuki aimed his slingshot at a tin can on the fence.
Yuki 用他的彈弓瞄準了籬笆上的一個鐵罐。
The old slingshot hanging in the barn had a worn rubber band.
掛在穀倉裡的那把舊彈弓，橡皮筋已經磨損了。
"old / worn" — typical adjectives for a well-used slingshot
Amina picked up a few pebbles and loaded them into her slingshot.
Amina 撿了幾顆小石子，放進她的彈弓裡。
With a single shot from his slingshot, Diego knocked the apple off the tree branch.
Diego 一彈弓就把樹枝上的蘋果打了下來。
The museum display showed slingshots from different countries and time periods.
博物館的展櫃裡展示了來自不同國家和時代的彈弓。
文法句型
a slingshot
用法筆記
Countable noun only — the plural form 'slingshots' is common when talking about types or collections. Distinguished from the verb senses, which describe actions rather than a physical object.
常見錯誤
slingshot — 動詞
- slingshotpresent simple I / you / we / they
- slingshots3rd person singular
- slingshoting-ing form
- slingshotedpast simple
1. in motor sports, to overtake a competitor by closely following their car to redu
尾流超車
賽車中緊跟前車再加速超越
in motor sports, to overtake a competitor by closely following their car to reduce wind resistance, then accelerating past them.
Ling slingshotted past the leading car on the final straight of the race.
Ling 在比賽的最後直道上利用尾流超車，超越了領先的賽車。
slingshot past + [competitor] — typical transitive pattern
Marta slingshotted past the leader on the final lap and won the race.
Marta 在最後一圈利用尾流超車超過領先者，贏得了比賽。
slingshot past + [competitor] — verb intransitive with directional complement
Olu waited for the right moment and slingshotted around the yellow car.
Olu 等待時機成熟，隨即利用尾流繞過那輛黃色賽車。
If you time it well, you can slingshot past three cars at once on the back stretch.
如果時機抓得準，你可以在後直道一次尾流超掉三輛車。
- overtake
General term for passing; 'slingshot' adds the specific technique of drafting first.
- draft past
More explicit about the drafting technique; 'slingshot' is more vivid and informal.
文法句型
slingshot past [someone]
slingshot [someone]
用法筆記
Almost always used in the context of car racing (NASCAR, Formula 1). The driver being passed is referred to as the object. Intransitive use ('He slingshotted past') is equally common.
常見錯誤
2. to send someone or something flying through the air or across a space with sudde
猛力拋送
以強大力量將人或物彈射出去
to send someone or something flying through the air or across a space with sudden, powerful motion, or to be sent in this way.
The explosion slingshotted pieces of metal across the factory floor.
爆炸把金屬碎片猛力拋射到工廠車間的各個角落。
passive-like transitive: [force] slingshots [object] + direction
Fatima grabbed the rope swing and slingshotted herself over the stream.
Fatima 抓住繩索鞦韆，使勁把自己盪過小溪。
reflexive: slingshot + oneself + direction
The roller coaster slingshotted the riders around two tight loops before slowing down.
雲霄飛車載著乘客猛力衝過兩個緊密的迴圈，然後才慢慢減速。
Theo lost his grip and slingshotted backward off the skateboard ramp.
Theo 沒抓穩，整個人往後一彈，從滑板坡道上飛了出去。
When the bungee cord snapped, the load slingshotted toward the warehouse wall.
彈力繩斷掉的時候，那批貨物猛力彈向倉庫牆壁。
- catch
Opposite direction of motion — catching stops the movement that slingshotting creates.
文法句型
slingshot + object + [direction/preposition]
slingshot + [direction]
用法筆記
Almost always followed by a preposition or adverb indicating direction (across, over, around, toward, backward). Rarely used without a directional complement.
常見錯誤
3. to move someone or something abruptly into a new role, situation, or area of act
驟然推向
使某人突然進入新處境或領域
to move someone or something abruptly into a new role, situation, or area of activity, especially when the change is sudden and unexpected.
The company's success slingshotted Wei from a small office to a global leadership role.
公司的成功讓 Wei 從一間小辦公室驟然躍升為全球領導角色。
[success/event] slingshots [person] from [old] to [new]
After the viral video, the singer was slingshotted into the spotlight overnight.
那段爆紅影片讓這位歌手一夜之間被推到鎂光燈下。
passive: be slingshotted into [situation]
The new technology slingshotted the small hospital ahead of much larger medical centres.
那項新技術讓這家小醫院一舉超越規模大得多的醫療中心。
A single lucky investment slingshotted Soren from debt to financial independence.
一次幸運的投資讓 Soren 從負債累累驟然邁向經濟獨立。
Elena never expected that her blog would slingshot her into a career as a travel writer.
Elena 從沒想過，她的部落格會把她驟然推向旅遊作家的生涯。
文法句型
slingshot + object + into + [situation/role]
be slingshotted into + [situation/role]
用法筆記
Used figuratively, not physically. The passive form ('be slingshotted into') is more common than the active. The change is always described as rapid and significant.