| 释义 |
rap·pel
I. \raˈpel, rəˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, literally, recall, summons, from Old French rapel, from rapeler to call again, recall, summon, from re- + apeler to summon, appeal, accuse — more at appeal
1. archaic : the drum call to arms
2. : descent of a precipitous cliff by means of a double rope passed under one thigh, diagonally across the body, and over the opposite shoulder
II. intransitive verb
(rappelled ; rappelled ; rappelling ; rappels)
: to make a rappel
< rappelling down a cliff > |