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

parachute

/ˈparəʃuːt

noun

A cloth canopy which fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or which is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake: the saviour of many pilots has been the parachute the planes came over the coast and started to drop supplies by parachute [as modifier]: a parachute regiment...

Keahi would fly in low on autopilot, the five would throw out their heavy supplies on parachutes, then jump by parachute themselves.
In 1922, Soviet soldiers were dropped successfully by parachute from aircraft.
Paragliding is the act of strapping on a parachute and running off the top of a cliff, where upward air currents fill the parachute and allow you to glide.

verb

1Drop from an aircraft by parachute: [no object]: airborne units parachuted in to secure the airport [with object]: an air operation to parachute relief supplies into the region...

All three crew members parachuted from the aircraft, landing safely in West Germany and were recovered by US / Allied troops.
The group parachuted in and set up airborne operations. It was a great feat.
The other nine were able to safely parachute from the aircraft.

2Appoint or be appointed in an emergency or from outside the existing hierarchy: [with object]: the former Conservative minister was controversially parachuted into the safe seat...

While we all want to do all we can, having police teams at the college feels like we've been parachuted into a film without knowing the plot.
It helps to know what living in the village is like as it feels odd to be parachuted into this weird little world populated by 10,000 athletes.
Timmins was parachuted into Las Vegas to oversee the opening, and it quickly became obvious that the debts would need refinancing.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French para- 'protection against' + chute 'fall'.

This was originally a French coinage from the combining form para- ‘protection against’ and French chute ‘fall’.

单词	parachute
释义	parachute /ˈparəʃuːt / noun A cloth canopy which fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or which is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake: the saviour of many pilots has been the parachute the planes came over the coast and started to drop supplies by parachute [as modifier]: a parachute regiment... Keahi would fly in low on autopilot, the five would throw out their heavy supplies on parachutes, then jump by parachute themselves. In 1922, Soviet soldiers were dropped successfully by parachute from aircraft. Paragliding is the act of strapping on a parachute and running off the top of a cliff, where upward air currents fill the parachute and allow you to glide. verb 1Drop from an aircraft by parachute: [no object]: airborne units parachuted in* to secure the airport* [with object]: an air operation to parachute* relief supplies into the region... All three crew members parachuted from the aircraft, landing safely in West Germany and were recovered by US / Allied troops. The group parachuted in and set up airborne operations. It was a great feat. The other nine were able to safely parachute from the aircraft. 2Appoint or be appointed in an emergency or from outside the existing hierarchy: [with object]:* the former Conservative minister was controversially parachuted into* the safe seat... While we all want to do all we can, having police teams at the college feels like we've been parachuted into a film without knowing the plot. It helps to know what living in the village is like as it feels odd to be parachuted into this weird little world populated by 10,000 athletes. Timmins was parachuted into Las Vegas to oversee the opening, and it quickly became obvious that the debts would need refinancing. Origin Late 18th century: from French para-* 'protection against' + chute 'fall'. This was originally a French coinage from the combining form para- ‘protection against’ and French chute ‘fall’.
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