parachute
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural parachutes
plural parachutes
Learner's definition of PARACHUTE
[count]
: a piece of equipment usually made of cloth that is fastened to people or things and that allows them to fall slowly and land safely after they have jumped or been dropped from an aircraft降落伞 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 — see also golden parachute
- The pilot was wearing a parachute.飞行员穿着降落伞。
- The supplies were dropped by parachute.物资由降落伞空投。
- a parachute jump/drop跳伞；空投
2 parachute /ˈperəˌʃuːt/ verb
parachutes; parachuted; parachuting
2 parachute
/ˈperəˌʃuːt/
verb
parachutes; parachuted; parachuting
Learner's definition of PARACHUTE
always followed by an adverb or preposition
1
[no object] : to jump from an aircraft using a parachute跳伞
- The soldiers parachuted in and quickly hid their gear.士兵们跳伞而入并迅速隐藏起他们的装备。
- New troops parachuted into enemy territory.新部队空降到敌军领地。
2
[+ object] : to drop (someone or something) from an aircraft using a parachute伞降；空投
- We will parachute supplies in after you arrive.你们到达之后我们会把物资空投下去。
- New troops were parachuted into enemy territory.新部队空降到敌军领地。