parachute
英 /ˈpærəʃuːt/ 美 /ˈpærəʃuːt/
- n. 降落伞Equipment that slows a fall through the air
- v. 跳伞；空投To jump or drop something from aircraft using a parachute
Her parachute opened smoothly above the green fields.
她的降落伞在绿色田野上空顺利张开。
Rescue teams used parachutes to deliver essential supplies to villages isolated by severe flooding.
救援队利用降落伞向被严重洪灾隔绝的村庄投送必需物资。
搭配
open a parachute 打开降落伞parachute jump 跳伞parachute supplies into 向……空投物资
辨析提示
作动词时，既可指人跳伞，也可指空投物资。
词族
parachutist (n.)、parachuting (n.)
相关词
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