parachute
UK/'pærәʃu:t/US
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Definitions
n.
A large fabric device that opens to slow the fall of a person or object dropped from an aircraft.
降落伞
v.
To descend or drop using a parachute; to place someone in a new role without prior experience there.
跳伞；空降（某人）到某职位
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedparabeside, alongside
+
chuteroot
=parachute
Example Sentences
- 1.
The skydiver deployed her parachute at the correct altitude and drifted safely to the ground.
- 2.
Emergency supplies were dropped by parachute to the isolated mountain village.