英语词汇“parachute”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense parachutes, present participle parachuting, past tense, past participle parachuted

1. countable noun [oft by NOUN]

A parachute is a device which enables a person to jump from an aircraft and float safely to the ground. It consists of a large piece of thin cloth attached to your body by strings.

They fell 41,000 ft. before opening their parachutes.

U.N. troops could be landed by helicopter or even by parachute.

2. verb

If a person parachutes or someone parachutes them somewhere, they jump from an aircraft using a parachute.

He was a courier for the Polish underground and parachuted into Warsaw. [VERB preposition/adverb]

He was parachuted in. [be VERB-ed preposition/adverb]

3. verb

To parachute something somewhere means to drop it somewhere by parachute.

Planes parachuted food and water into the rugged mountainous border region. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]

Supplies were parachuted into the mountains. [be VERB-ed preposition/adverb]

4. verb

If a person parachutes into an organization or if they are parachuted into it, they are brought in suddenly in order to help it.

...a consultant who parachutes into corporations and helps provide strategic thinking. [V into]

There was intense speculation 18 months ago that the former foreign secretary mightbe parachuted into the Scottish Parliament. [be VERB-ed + into]

单词	parachute
释义	Trends of parachute View usage for: parachute (pærəʃuːt) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense parachutes, present participle parachuting, past tense, past participle parachuted 1. countable noun [oft by NOUN] A parachute is a device which enables a person to jump from an aircraft and float safely to the ground. It consists of a large piece of thin cloth attached to your body by strings. They fell 41,000 ft. before opening their parachutes. U.N. troops could be landed by helicopter or even by parachute. 2. verb If a person parachutes or someone parachutes them somewhere, they jump from an aircraft using a parachute. He was a courier for the Polish underground and parachuted into Warsaw. [VERB preposition/adverb] He was parachuted in. [be VERB-ed preposition/adverb] 3. verb To parachute something somewhere means to drop it somewhere by parachute. Planes parachuted food and water into the rugged mountainous border region. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Supplies were parachuted into the mountains. [be VERB-ed preposition/adverb] 4. verb If a person parachutes into an organization or if they are parachuted into it, they are brought in suddenly in order to help it. ...a consultant who parachutes into corporations and helps provide strategic thinking. [V into] There was intense speculation 18 months ago that the former foreign secretary mightbe parachuted into the Scottish Parliament. [be VERB-ed + into] parachute in British English (ˈpærəˌʃuːt) noun 1. a. a device used to retard the fall of a person or package from an aircraft, consisting of a large fabric canopy connected to a harness b. (as modifier) parachute troops Sometimes shortened to: chute. See also brake parachute verb 2. (of troops, supplies, etc) to land or cause to land by parachute from an aircraft 3. (in an election) to bring in (a candidate, esp someone well known) from outside the constituency Derived forms parachutist (ˈparaˌchutist) noun Word origin C18: from French, from para-2 + chute fall parachute in American English (ˈpærəˌʃut) noun 1. a cloth contrivance usually shaped like an umbrella when expanded, and used to retard the falling speed of a person or thing dropping from an airplane, etc.: it is generally carried folded in a pack, from which it is released by a rip cord or other device 2. something shaped like or having the effect of a parachute 3. Zoology patagium (sense 1) verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈparaˌchuted or ˈparaˌchuting 4. to drop or descend by parachute Word origin Fr: see (sense para-2 (sense 1)) & chute1 Image of parachute © Ensuper, shutterstock Examples of 'parachute' in a sentence parachute He's just done a parachute jump. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A parachute jump in Scotland as a student. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The one tally he did manage to keep was the number of parachute jumps he made: some 2,000. Times, Sunday Times (2016) She is also a massive adrenalin junkie and would love to do a bungee or parachute jump. The Sun (2011) In his pocket was a map of a planned parachute drop. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Each had its own harness and parachute that opened automatically during descent. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They also shot helicopter and parachuting scenes. The Sun (2012) Base jumping is parachuting from a fixed structure such as a building or a cliff. The Sun (2015) All the passengers put on a parachute and jump. The Sun (2009) And he made a parachute drop to raise cash for a forces charity. The Sun (2008) The crew parachuted from the aircraft just minutes before impact and it was then flown remotely from a chase plane. The Sun (2012) You can't be worrying if you steered your parachute badly and land in the wrong field. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It is understood the pilot's parachute failed to open. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It's worse than the sound of your parachute failing to open. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Which brings me neatly to the economics of charity parachute jumps, and some stunning statistics. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The other landed by parachute. Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003) I then saw a parachute land. The Sun (2009) I eased my combat knife out of its sheath and leaned over to try and cut through the harness and parachute lines. The Sun (2009) You need to be strong enough to endure the shock of a parachute opening, and flexible enough to be able to land safely. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The former Parachute Regiment sniper was not overly concerned. Times, Sunday Times (2009) All three Parachute Regiment battalions are safe. The Sun (2012) More than 100,000 men stormed ashore or landed by parachute or glider in Normandy. The Sun (2014) Evidence for the scheme was said to have been discovered when a model of a dolphin wearing a parachute harness was unearthed at a Russian military installation. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Ministers spent up to 800 million parachuting in consultants and temporary staff last year, despite giving big payoffs to tens of thousands of civil servants. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In other languages parachute British English: parachute /ˈpærəˌʃuːt/ NOUN A parachute is a device which enables a person to jump from an aircraft and float safely to the ground. It consists of a large piece of thin cloth attached to your body by strings. They fell 41,000 feet before opening their parachutes. American English: parachute Arabic: مِظَلَةٌ هَبُوطٍ Brazilian Portuguese: pára-quedas Chinese: 降落伞 Croatian: padobran Czech: padák Danish: faldskærm Dutch: parachute European Spanish: paracaídas Finnish: laskuvarjo French: parachute German: Fallschirm Greek: αλεξίπτωτο Italian: paracadute Japanese: パラシュート Korean: 낙하산 Norwegian: fallskjerm Polish: spadochron European Portuguese: pára-quedas Romanian: parașută Russian: парашют Latin American Spanish: paracaídas Swedish: fallskärm Thai: ร่มชูชีพ Turkish: paraşüt Ukrainian: парашут Vietnamese: dù British English: parachute VERB If a person parachutes or someone parachutes them somewhere, they jump from an aircraft using a parachute. He was a courier for the underground organisation and parachuted into enemy territory. American English: parachute Brazilian Portuguese: pular de paraquedas Chinese: 跳伞 European Spanish: saltar en paracaídas French: parachuter German: mit dem Fallschirm abspringen Italian: paracadutare Japanese: 落下傘降下する Korean: 낙하산을 타고 내리다 European Portuguese: saltar de paraquedas Latin American Spanish: saltar en paracaídas Chinese translation of 'parachute' parachute (ˈpærəʃuːt) n (c) 降落伞(傘) (jiàngluòsǎn) (个(個), gè) vi 跳伞(傘) (tiàosǎn) vt 伞(傘)投 (sǎntóu) to parachute sb/sth into [country, region] 用降落伞(傘)将(將)某人/某物空投到 (yòng jiàngluòsǎn jiāng mǒurén/mǒuwù kōngtóu dào)
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