parachute
n
device for making people or objects fall slowly and safely when dropped from an aeroplane, consisting of an umbrella-shaped canopy attached to a harness 降落伞
land by parachute 跳伞著陆
[attrib 作定语]
a parachute jump/drop 跳伞[空投]. parachute, v [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] (cause sb/sth to) drop by parachute from an aircraft (使某人)跳伞; 用降落伞空投(某物)
She enjoys parachuting. 她喜爱跳伞运动.
We parachuted into enemy territory. 我们跳伞空降到敌占区.
Supplies were parachuted into the earthquake zone. 救援物资已空投到地震区.
Because Manhattan Island is made of solid rock, it is safe to build very tall buildings.
曼合顿岛是由坚固的岩石构成的,这使得兴建大厦非常安全。
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大,但人口却少得多。
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