Definition

Noun: 1. Launch pad, launching pad: A fixed structure or platform from which a rocket, missile, or spacecraft is launched. 2. Ramp: An inclined plane or surface used for launching certain vehicles or projectiles, often in a military context. 3. (Figurative) Springboard, launchpad: A person, event, or situation that provides the initial opportunity or support for significant development or success.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tên lửa đã sẵn sàng trên bệ phóng. (The rocket is ready on the launch pad.)
  • Máy bay chiến đấu cất cánh từ bệ phóng trên tàu sân bay. (The fighter jet takes off from the launch ramp on the aircraft carrier.)
  • Chiến thắng này là bệ phóng cho sự nghiệp của cô ấy. (This victory was the springboard for her career.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm bệ phóng cho": To act as a springboard/launchpad for something.
  • Kinh nghiệm này sẽ làm bệ phóng cho những dự án lớn hơn. (This experience will act as a springboard for larger projects.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bệ (noun): Stand, pedestal, base. A supporting structure.
• Phóng (verb): To launch, to propel, to shoot forth.
• Giàn phóng (noun): Launch tower/gantry. A larger, more complex launch structure often including service towers.

Synonyms

• Điểm xuất phát (noun): Starting point.
• Nền tảng (noun): Foundation, platform (more common for figurative use).
• Bàn đạp (noun): Lever, pedal; (figurative) springboard (emphasizing the push/impulse).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Có bệ phóng vững chắc: To have a solid launchpad/foundation.
  • Với bằng cấp đó, anh ấy có bệ phóng vững chắc vào ngành công nghiệp. (With that degree, he has a solid launchpad into the industry.)

noun

1. Ramp
   • bệ phóng tên lửa
     a rocket ramp