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单词 rappel
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
rap•pel  (ra pel, rə-),USA pronunciation n., v., -pelled, -pel•ling. 
n. 
  1. Sport(in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.

v.i. 
  1. Sportto descend by means of a rappel.
  • French: mountaineering term, literally, a recall. See repeal
  • 1930–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rappel /ræˈpɛl/ ( -pels, -pelling, -pelled) vb
  1. another word (esp US) for abseil
n
  1. another word (esp US) for abseil
  2. (formerly) a drumbeat to call soldiers to arms
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from rappeler to call back, from Latin appellāre to summon
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