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

• 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。
• 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。
• We will find out whether they left with golden parachutes or with just a carton box packed with their personal belongings.
  我们将会了解他们是带着金色降落伞离开的，还是只带了装满个人物品的瓦楞纸箱。
• We could make better parachutes.
  我们就能制出更好的降落。
• 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。
• Basically, four guys came upstairs with parachutes hidden underneath their jackets, restaurant owner Shannon Bennett told the Herald Sun.
  基本的事实是，四个家伙上楼时把降落伞藏在他们的夹克里了。餐厅老板贝内特告诉《先驱太阳报》记者。
• The video was shot through a fence at some distance, but magnified still images appeared to show the aircraft with its nosewheel clearly off the ground and its parachutes deployed.
  这个视频是远距离从一个栅栏之后拍摄的，但是放大之后似乎显示飞机头部机轮明显离开地面，后面装备了降落伞。
• They either ejected at too low an altitude, hitting the ground before their parachutes could open, or they went down with their planes.
  他们要么因为弹射高度太低，降落伞没打开就已经坠地，要么就和飞机一道坠毁。
• They often defend golden parachutes as necessary to compete with other companies for the country's most helpful managers.
  他们通常认为为了在与其他公司的竞争中，能得到国内最好的管理者，这种“黄金降落伞”是必要的。