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

• Two airframe parachutes can be deployed in the event of the vehicle's catastrophic failure.
  如果发生灾难性故障，可以使用2顶机体降落伞。
• There were only five parachutes, so the crew gave one to the president, one to me and the other three to high ranking generals.
  当时飞机上只有五把降落伞，机组人员给了总统一把，我一把，其余三把给了高级将领们。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They fell 41,000 ft. before opening their parachutes
  他们下降了41,000英尺后才拉开伞。
• Spreading himself like a parachute, to slow his fall, Two airframe parachutes can be deployed in the event of the vehicle's catastrophic failure.
  他把身体展开得像降落伞一样，以便减慢下落的速度。如果发生灾难性故障，可以使用2顶机体降落伞。
• Parachutes lowered the Mercury spacecraft to the ocean surface.
  降落伞将水星号航天器降落到海面。
• "Say," spoke up an alert passenger," aren't those parachutes?"
  一个警惕的乘客说：“这些东西不是降落伞吧？”
• Chutist: one who parachutes from an aircraft; a parachutist.
  从飞机上跳伞的人；跳伞者。