1N-COUNT (火箭、导弹或卫星的)发射坪,发射台 A launch pad or launching pad is a platform from which rockets, missiles, or satellites are launched. (火箭、导弹或卫星的)发射坪,发射台
...the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.
卡纳维拉尔角发射台
2N-COUNT 跳板;踏脚石 A launch pad or launching pad is a situation, for example a job, which you can use in order to go forward to something better or more important. 跳板;踏脚石
Wimbledon has been a launch pad for so many players. [+ for]
温布尔登一直是成就众多球手的地方。
It was the launching pad for a media career that has made her one of the highest-paid people on British TV.