parachute

Parachute 的词根包括 "para-" 和 "chute"。“Para-" 来自希腊文，意为"防止"；"chute"来自法文，原意为"跌落"。所以，"parachute"直译就是"防止坠落"。 其他同词根单词: paradox(悖论), paraprofessional(准专业人员);

["n. 降落伞\n vi. 跳伞\n 空投\n \n [\n 复数\n parachutes\n 第三人称单数\n parachutes\n 现在分词\n parachuting\n 过去式\n parachuted\n 过去分词\n parachuted\n ]"]

What if the parachute doesn't open?

降落伞打不开怎么办？

Planes dropped supplies by parachute.

飞机用降落伞空投补给。

The pilot was able to parachute to safety.

飞行员得以跳伞脱险。

想象自己在飞机上，突然需要跳伞，这个词"parachute" 就会立刻跳出来。记住它的词源："防止掉落"也有助于记忆。

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and I wanted to come back safely.So there's a main parachute and a reserve parachute,and if I do nothing,

we knew that if it didn't openthere's a second parachute,and it runs on a nice little clockwork mechanism.

head down in your chest, your arms extended,put over your reserve parachute.You do that because, 27 years before,

And then you wait for the opening shockfor your parachute to open.If you don't get an opening shock, you don't get a parachute --

some involvement.And you cannot do parachute reporting --just jump into a country for two days

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