catapult

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She held a cigarette lengthwise in her open palm, sprang her arm like a catapult, and caught the thing in her mouth after it had flipped a few times in midair.
她拿起一根烟纵向地放在摊开的手掌里，像弹弓似的甩甩胳膊，用嘴接住在半空中翻了几个筋斗的烟。
These robots, typically launched by foot soldiers with a catapult, slingshot or hand toss, far outnumber their larger kin, which are the size of piloted aeroplanes.
这些遥控飞行器一般是由步兵用弹射器、弹弓或者用手投掷发射，其数量要比大型无人机多得多。而大型无人机的数量又与有人驾驶飞机的数量相当。
Slingshot / Catapult – Every kid’s favorite thing to do with a rubber band, but if you think hard enough, I bet there are some practical uses for making one of these.
弹弓/弹射器 - 这是每个孩子都喜欢用橡皮筋做的玩具，但是如果你认为做弹弓很难，我相信还会有其他比较实用的方法。

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If someone or something catapults or is catapulted through the air, they are thrown very suddenly, quickly, and violently through it.
If something catapults you into a particular state or situation, or if you catapult there, you are suddenly and unexpectedly caused to be in that state or situation.
A catapult is a device for shooting small stones. It is made of a Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic tied between the two top posts.