parachute
n. 降落伞 vi. 跳伞
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教材释义与例句
降落伞
跳伞
空投
释义与例句
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1.
A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
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A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
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Any of various mushrooms with broad, domed caps.
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A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.
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A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.
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To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
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To introduce into a place using such a device.
及物The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines.
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To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
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To wrap illicit drugs in a covering before swallowing them, so that they will be released for absorption when the covering dissolves within the body.
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Borrowed from French parachute, from para- (“protection against”) (as in parasol) and chute (“fall”).
来源:wiktionary