parachutes

英 [ˈpærəʃuːts]

美 [ˈpærəʃuːts]

n.  降落伞
v.  跳伞; 伞降; 空投
parachute的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 降落伞
  Aparachuteis a device which enables a person to jump from an aircraft and float safely to the ground. It consists of a large piece of thin cloth attached to your body by strings.
  1. They fell 41,000 ft. before opening their parachutes...
     他们下降了41,000英尺后才拉开伞。
  2. UN troops could be landed by helicopter or even by parachute.
     联合国部队可以乘直升机着陆，甚至可以伞降。
• V-ERG （使）跳伞；（使）空降
  If a personparachutesor someoneparachutesthem somewhere, they jump from an aircraft using a parachute.
  1. He was a courier for the Polish underground and parachuted into Warsaw...
     他是波兰地下组织的情报员，被空降到华沙。
  2. He was parachuted in.
     他空降进入。
• VERB 空投
  Toparachutesomething somewhere means to drop it somewhere by parachute.
  1. Planes parachuted food, clothing, blankets, medicine and water into the rugged mountainous border region...
     飞机将食品、衣物、毯子、药品和水空投到崎岖多山的边界地区。
  2. Supplies were parachuted into the mountains.
     补给物资被空投到山区。
• VERB （使）空降（指突然从机构外调入）
  If a personparachutes intoan organization or if theyare parachuted intoit, they are brought in suddenly in order to help it.
  1. ...a consultant who parachutes into corporations and helps provide strategic thinking.
     空降到公司协助制定战略思想的顾问
  2. There was intense speculation 18 months ago that the former foreign secretary might be parachuted into the Scottish Parliament.
     18个月前，人们普遍猜测前外交大臣可能会空降至苏格兰议会。

双语例句

• Don't forget to press tendrils, pods, burs and fruits like silly parachutes for your craft projects.
  别忘了用卷须，豆荚，刺果和诸如没用的降落伞状的果实来做点花活。
• We had just gotten to the part about reserve parachutes when another student raised his hand.
  我们正学到关于备用伞的部分，这时候，一位学生举了手。
• These parachutes ensure that the LAMV and the operator and soldiers it carries can land safely.
  这两顶降落伞可确保LAMV及其驾驶员和所载土兵安全着陆。
• But you know they've said that the best parachutes are those pack those own chutes.
  但大家知道有一句话是，最好的伞兵都是自己收拾降落伞。
• Golden parachutes entitle them to a full year's salary if they get booted out of the company.
  一旦被公司解雇，“金降落伞”协议使他们有权领取相当于一整年的薪水。
• They fell 41,000 ft. before opening their parachutes
  他们下降了41,000英尺后才拉开伞。
• How about we stay down here and iook for a coupIe parachutes.
  我们留在这里找降落伞怎么样。
• They have wings or parachutes so that the wind can carry them easily.
  他们有翅膀或降落伞，风可以轻易地把它们带到别处；
• If all the golden parachutes were used at the same time, it would bankrupt the company.
  如果同时支付全部的提前离职津贴，公司就会破产。
• As GlobalFlyer approached the airport, Fossett deployed small parachutes to slow the craft down.
  “环球飞行者”号抵达机场时，福塞特用了小降落伞来延缓飞机降落的速度。