English Dictionary

launch

/lɔːnt͡ʃ/

noun

The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)

The launch of the new ship was a great success.

意味（1）

The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)

意味（2）

The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).

Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations.

意味（3）

An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.

product launch