Tra từ launch - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

launch [launch launches launched launching] verb, noun BrE [lɔːntʃ] NAmE [lɔːntʃ]
verb
1. ~ sth to start an activity, especially an organized one
•to launch an appeal/an inquiry/an investigation/a campaign
•to launch an attack/invasion
2. ~ sth to make a product available to the public for the first time
•a party to launch his latest novel
• The new model will be launched in July.
3. ~ sth to put a ship or boat into the water, especially one that has just been built
• The Navy is to launch a new warship today.
• The lifeboat was launched immediately.
4. ~ sth to send sth such as a ↑spacecraft, weapon, etc. into space, into the sky or through water
•to launch a communications satellite
•to launch a missile/rocket/torpedo
5. ~ yourself at, from, etc. sth | ~ yourself forwards, etc. to jump forwards with a lot of force
•Without warning he launched himself at me.
• (figurative)She launched herself on the rock world with a brilliant album.
6. ~ sth (computing)to start a computer program
•You can launch programs and documents from your keyboard.
•It's not the fastest way to launch an application.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 1 Middle English ‘hurl a missile, discharge with force’ Anglo-Norman French launcher Old French lancier Latin lancea n. sense 2 late 17th cent. Spanish lancha ‘small boat’ Malay lancharan lanchar ‘swift, nimble’

Example Bank:
•Roger suddenly launched into a hilarious impression of the headmaster.
•The TV celebrities helped launch an anti-drugs campaign.
•The appeal was officially launched last month.
•The company plans to launch the product next month.
•The satellite was successfully launched last year.
•A German firm launched a takeover bid for the company.
•A massive attack was launched in the spring of 1918.
•Enemy troops launched an assault on the town.
•Police have launched a murder enquiry.
•The Duchess of Cornwall, president of the charity, will launch the appeal in London.
•The authorities launched a massive security operation in the city.
•The book was launched amid a fanfare of publicity.
•The charity tonight launched its crusade against homelessness.
•The company launched a huge advertising campaign.
•The government has launched a new policy initiative.
•The police immediately launched a nationwide search for the killer.
•The ship was hit by three torpedoes launched from the enemy submarine.
•We're going to launch a big recruitment drive in the autumn.
Derived: ↑launch into something ▪ ↑launch out ▪ ↑launch yourself into something

noun
1. usually singular the action of launching sth; an event at which sth is launched
•the successful launch of the Ariane rocket
•a product launch
• The official launch date is in May.
2. a large boat with a motor

Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 1 Middle English ‘hurl a missile, discharge with force’ Anglo-Norman French launcher Old French lancier Latin lancea n. sense 2 late 17th cent. Spanish lancha ‘small boat’ Malay lancharan lanchar ‘swift, nimble’

Example Bank:
•I met her at the launch of her new book.
•In the six months since its launch the car has sold extremely well.
•She is signing copies of her book at the official launch.
•The commercial launch was the end of 2007.
•The official product launch was scheduled for 2009.
•The show is timed to coincide with the launch of a new book on the subject.
•They are preparing for the launch of the new campaign next month.
•a big Hollywood event to mark the launch of the movie
•a spring launch for the new TV system
•one of the world's largest ocean-going launch platforms
•the postponement of the scheduled launch on July 7
•Speaking at a recent product launch, he said that the company would continue to diversify.