parachute
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpær.ə.ʃuːt/ us/ˈper.ə.ʃuːt/
B2 降落伞
a piece of equipment made of a large piece of special cloth that is fastened to a person or thing that is dropped from an aircraft, in order to make him, her, or it fall slowly and safely to the ground
See also: chute
- More examples
- a parachute harness
- Airborne troops were dropped by parachute behind enemy lines.
- For whatever reason his parachute failed to open.
- She's agreed to do a parachute jump for charity.
- There was a large tear in his parachute.
parachute
verb uk/ˈpær.ə.ʃuːt/ us/ˈper.ə.ʃuːt/
(FROM AIRCRAFT)
[ I usually + adv/prep ]跳伞
to jump from an aircraft using a parachute
The plan is to parachute into the town. 计划是要跳伞进入该城。
[ T usually + adv/prep ]（用降落伞）空投，空降
to drop someone or something from an aircraft by parachute
[ often passive ] Thousands of leaflets were parachuted behind enemy lines. 数千份传单被空投至敌后。