parachute
noun /ˈpærəʃuːt/
/ˈpærəʃuːt/
(also informal chute)
- enlarge imagea device that is attached to people or objects to make them fall slowly and safely when they are dropped from an aircraft. It consists of a large piece of thin cloth that opens out in the air.
降落伞 - Planes dropped supplies by parachute.
飞机用降落伞空投补给。 - a parachute drop/jump
空投;跳伞 - a parachute regiment
空降兵团
WordfinderTopics Transport by airb2, Sports: other sportsb2- aircraft
- bomber
- drone
- fighter
- helicopter
- jet
- jump jet
- parachute
- pilot
- warplane
Collocations Dictionaryverb + parachute- deploy
- use
- open
- …
- deploy
- open
- fail to deploy
- …
- drop
- jump
- instructor
- …
- by parachute
词源late 18th cent.: from French para- ‘protection against’ + chute ‘fall’. - Planes dropped supplies by parachute.