| 单词 | chute |
| 释义 | chute chute1 /shooht/, n. , v. , chuted, chuting. n. 1. an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level. 2. a waterfall or steep descent, as in a river. 3. a water slide, as at an amusement park. 4. a steep slope, as for tobogganing. 5. out of the chute, at the start; at the very beginning: The new business made mistakes right out of the chute and failed within a year. v.t. 6. to move or deposit, by or as if by means of a chute: The dock had facilities for chuting grain directly into the hold of a vessel. v.i. 7. to descend by or as if by means of a chute. [1715-25; < F, MF, repr. OF cheoite a fall, nominalized fem. ptp. of cheoir to fall ( < VL *cadere, for L cadere; cf. CADENCE, CASE1), with vowel of MF chue, OF cheue, a variant ptp.; some senses influenced by SHOOT] chute2 /shooht/, n. , v. , chuted, chuting. n. 1. a parachute. v.i. 2. to descend from the air by or as if by a parachute. v.t. 3. to drop from an aircraft by means of a parachute: Supplies were chuted to the snowbound mountain climbers. [1915-20, Amer.; by shortening] |
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