parachute

/ˈpærəʃuːt/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

降落伞；跳伞；用降落伞空投

释义与例句

n. 降落伞
a large piece of thin cloth fastened to a person or object so that they can fall slowly from an aircraft
  1. The soldier checked his parachute before jumping from the plane.
    士兵在从飞机跳下前检查了自己的降落伞。
  2. Emergency parachutes are stored behind the seats of small aircraft.
    小型飞机的座椅后面存放着应急降落伞。
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  1. The pilot pulled the cord and the parachute opened above him.
    飞行员拉动绳索，降落伞在他头顶打开了。
v. 跳伞；用降落伞空投
to jump from an aircraft using a parachute, or to drop people or supplies from an aircraft with a parachute
  1. He parachuted into the forest at dawn.
    他在黎明时分跳伞进入了森林。
  2. The army parachuted medical supplies into the disaster zone.
    军队把医疗物资空投到了灾区。
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  1. She has always wanted to parachute from a helicopter.
    她一直想从直升机上跳伞。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 parachute 既可作名词“降落伞”，也可作动词“跳伞、空投”；表达跳伞的人要用 parachutist。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • parachutist 跳伞者
    名词，指使用降落伞的人，如伞兵或跳伞运动员。
  • parachute jump 跳伞
    名词短语，指一次跳伞的动作或行为。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • paraglider 滑翔伞；滑翔伞运动员
    parachute 是“降落伞”，通常从飞机上跳下后用于减速降落；paraglider 是“滑翔伞”，依靠气流在空中滑翔，二者外形相似但用途和飞行方式不同。
    The paraglider soared above the hillside for nearly an hour. 这位滑翔伞运动员在山坡上空翱翔了将近一个小时。
常见搭配
  • open a parachute 打开降落伞
    He opened the parachute only seconds before reaching the ground. 他在离地面只剩几秒时才打开降落伞。
  • parachute jump 跳伞
    Her first parachute jump was both scary and exciting. 她第一次跳伞既害怕又兴奋。
  • parachute supplies 空投物资
    Helicopters parachuted supplies to the flooded villages. 直升机向被洪水围困的村庄空投了物资。