parachute

名词 parachute:

1. rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
   同义词：chute

动词 parachute:

1. jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
   同义词：chute, jump

1. Our first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience.
   我们第一次跳伞感到兴奋莫名。
2. When his parachute failed he thought he was a goner.
   他的降落伞打不开了，他想他算完了。

par.a.chute

n.（名词）
An apparatus used to retard free fall from an aircraft, consisting of a light, usually hemispherical canopy attached by cords to a harness and worn or stored folded until deployed in descent.
降落伞：一种用于阻止从飞机上自由降落的装置，由一种轻的且通常半球型的篷罩构成，罩子用粗绳系在吊带上，下落时才会展开
Any of various similar unpowered devices that are used for retarding free-speeding or free-falling motion.
缓降物：用于阻碍加速前进或自由落体运动的几种类似无动力装置中的一种
See patagium
参见 patagium
v.（动词）
par.a.chut.ed,par.a.chut.ing,par.a.chutes
v.tr.（及物动词）
To drop (supplies or troops, for example) by means of a parachute.
伞投：用降落伞投下（例如，军备或物资）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To descend by means of a parachute.
跳伞，伞降：用降落伞下降

来源：
French
法语
para(sol) [parasol] * see parasol
para(sol) [阳伞] *参见 parasol
chute [fall] * see chute
chute [下落] *参见 chute

【引伸】
par.achut.ic
adj.（形容词）
par.achut.ist 或
par.achut.er
n.（名词）