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单词

parachute

读音
ˈpærəʃuːt
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词根

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);

释义

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

例句

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。

强化记忆

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。Parachute 这个词最早出现在1784年,原来是法语"parachute"的借词,字面上的意思是"以防跌落"。 parachute实际上的设计和使用,背景跟飞行和安全有关,它通常用于飞机、航天飞行器等在紧急情况下为人员或货物提供安全的下降机制。

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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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