parachute

🇺🇸 /ˈpærəʃuːt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpærəʃuːt/
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标签 TOP10000CEFR-B2
noun
R

A cloth device that lets people or objects fall slowly and safely from the air.

The soldier used a parachute to land safely from the plane.

士兵使用降落伞从飞机上安全着陆。

verb
R

To jump from an aircraft using a parachute.

He learned how to parachute from a high plane.

他学会了如何从高空飞机上跳伞。

R

To drop someone or something from an aircraft using a parachute.

They used a parachute to drop food to the people below.

他们使用降落伞向下方的人们空投食物。

R

To bring someone into a job from outside the group.

The company used a parachute to bring in a new manager from another firm.

公司采用空降方式从另一家公司引进了一位新经理。

translation

n. 降落伞
v. 跳伞, 空投, 空降

词形变化

Plural parachutes
Progressive parachuting
Past parachuted
Perfect parachuted
3rd Present parachutes