parachute
英 ['p?r??u?t]
美['p?r?'??t]
- n. 降落傘
- vi. 跳傘
- 空投
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詞態變化
復數:?parachutes;第三人稱單數:?parachutes;過去式:?parachuted;過去分詞:?parachuted;現在分詞:?parachuting;
中文詞源
parachute 降落傘
para-,保護，防御，chute,下降，管道，詞源同deciduous.即減弱下降力道的工具，引申詞義降落傘。
英文詞源
- parachute (n.)
- 1784 (the year the use of one first was attempted, in Paris), from French parachute, literally "that which protects against a fall," hybrid coined by French aeronaut Fran?ois Blanchard (1753-1809) from para- "defense against" (see para- (2)) + chute "a fall" (see chute).
PARACHUTE, a kind of large and strong umbrella, contrived to break a person's fall from an airballoon, should any accident happen to the balloon at a high elevation. ["Supplement to the Encyclopaedia or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences," Philadelphia, 1803]
- parachute (v.)
- 1807, from parachute (n.). Related: Parachuted; parachuting.
雙語例句
- 1. The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women.
- 傘兵團可能會被迫招收女性。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He plunged 300ft to the ground when his parachute collapsed.
- 降落傘突然癟了，他從300英尺的高空跌落到地面。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was almost strangled by his parachute harness straps.
- 他差點被自己的降落傘吊帶勒死。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. UN troops could be landed by helicopter or even by parachute.
- 聯合國部隊可以乘直升機著陸，甚至可以傘降。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. A gust of wind caught the parachute.
- 一陣風將降落傘吹遠。
來自柯林斯例句