| 单词 | rappel |
| 释义 | rappel (once / 52531 pages) vn When rock climbers rappel, they lower themselves down the side of a wall or mountain. To rappel safely, a climber uses special anchors and climbing ropes, as well as the help of another person. Descending is the riskiest part of mountaineering, so many climbers rappel instead of simply climbing down using hand- and footholds. Various tools and equipment can help a climber rappel even more safely, but the most important one is a good rope that's securely anchored. The French rappel literally means "recall." Some English speakers use the term abseil instead. WORD FAMILYrappel: rappeling, rappelled, rappeller, rappelling+/rappeller: rappellers USAGE EXAMPLESThey learn to rappel down abandoned buildings and hold their rifles steady, ready to fire, while charging across a swampy field. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) They then rappelled to the ground using blankets tied together, Glennon said. Los Angeles Times(Nov 28, 2016) Rogelio Chavez and Laron Campbell escaped with two other prisoners by cutting through the bars and rappelling to the ground. Los Angeles Times(Nov 26, 2016) 1v lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside Syn|Hyper abseil, rope down come down, descend, fall, go down move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 2n (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body Syn|Hyper abseil descent the act of changing your location in a downward direction |
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