noun🔗Share弹弓,鸡公车。 A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles."The children were playing in the backyard with their slingshots, aiming at empty cans. "孩子们在后院玩弹弓,瞄准空罐头。weapongamesportdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share弹射器 A stationary, often triangular object that launches any ball that hits its longest side back at a high force, now usually located above the flipper and between it and the inlane, with one each for both lower flippers."The pinball bounced off the slingshots with a loud thwack, sending it flying back up the playfield. "弹珠撞击到弹射器上,发出响亮的“啪”的一声,然后飞回了游戏区上方。gamemachinedeviceentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弹射,猛掷。 To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot."The car suddenly slingshotted forward as the driver floored the accelerator. "司机猛踩油门,汽车突然像被弹弓弹出去一样向前冲去。actionphysicsweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share引力弹弓效应,借力飞行 (especially) To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft."NASA often slingshots spacecraft around Jupiter to accelerate them toward the outer solar system, using the planet's gravity like a cosmic boost. "美国国家航空航天局经常利用木星的引力进行引力弹弓效应,让宇宙飞船加速飞向太阳系外围,就像用行星的引力进行一次宇宙加速一样。astronomyspacephysicstechnologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading