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use a parachute
He used a parachute to jump from the plane.
他使用降落伞从飞机上跳下。
降落伞
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
降落伞
A device made of fabric that uses air resistance to slow a fall.
He used a parachute to jump from the plane.
他使用降落伞从飞机上跳下。
A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
救生设备,由充气装置组成,减缓下落速度
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
Any of various mushrooms with broad, domed caps.
The pilot grabbed his parachute and jumped out of the burning plane.
飞行员抓起降落伞，从着火的飞机上跳了出去。
Before the skydive, the instructor carefully checked every parachute and harness.
跳伞前，教练仔细检查了每一个降落伞和背带。
Her parachute opened smoothly, and she floated gently down to the ground.
她的降落伞顺利打开，她缓缓飘落到地面上。
He used a parachute to jump from the plane.
他使用降落伞从飞机上跳下。
通常与deploy同义。
She opened her parachute just before landing.
她在着陆前打开了降落伞。
They jumped with parachutes from the helicopter.
他们带着降落伞从直升机上跳下。
Not this
He bought parachute.
Use this
He bought a parachute.
在英语中，'parachute' 作为名词是可数的，前面需要加冠词 'a' 或 'an'。中文里没有冠词概念，因此学习者容易遗漏。加上 'a' 后句子才符合语法。
Not this
He parachute from the plane yesterday.
Use this
He parachuted from the plane yesterday.
动词 'parachute' 的过去式是 'parachuted'。当描述过去发生的事情时，需要使用过去式。中文动词没有时态变化，因此学习者常忘记加 -ed。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
打开降落伞
She was taught to open the parachute when she was far enough from the ground.
指让降落伞展开，以减缓下落速度。
折叠降落伞
Every skydiver must learn how to pack a parachute correctly.
指跳伞后将降落伞折叠收好，以便下次使用。
跳伞
His first parachute jump was from a small plane over the countryside.
指使用降落伞从高处跳下的动作。
降落伞着陆
The soldier practiced a parachute landing on soft ground.
指跳伞后接触地面的阶段。
降落伞背带
He adjusted the parachute harness before stepping out of the door.
指将伞包固定在身上的带子。
空投；伞降
The rescue team prepared a parachute drop of medical supplies.
可指物资空投，也可指人员伞降。
（公司高管被解雇或离职时获得的）丰厚补偿金；金降落伞
The board approved a golden parachute for the outgoing CEO.
董事会批准了给予即将离任的首席执行官的一笔丰厚补偿金。
《降落伞》
'Parachutes' is the title of Coldplay's 2000 debut album, which contains the hit 'Yellow'.
《Parachutes》（《降落伞》）是酷玩乐队2000年首张专辑的名称，其中包含了热门歌曲《Yellow》。
宝贝，如果我有你，我就不需要降落伞。
In Cheryl Cole's 2010 song 'Parachute', she sings that she doesn't need a parachute when she has her lover.
在谢丽尔·科尔2010年的歌曲《Parachute》中，她唱道，有了爱人就不需要降落伞。
Use parachute naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 parachute 记成‘怕拉舒特’：怕从高处掉下，一拉伞绳，就能舒舒服服地缓慢降落。
语域：neutral 常见场景：航空、跳伞运动、救援设备 parachute 作名词时通常指降落伞，多用于航空、跳伞或救援等场景；在一般语境中属于中性常用词，正式与非正式场合均可使用。
末尾音节 /ʃuːt/ 的押韵词：chute、shoot（chute 还共享拼写 -chute）。注意开头 para- 的 parade /pəˈreɪd/ 和 parasol /ˈpærəˌsɔːl/ 发音不同，不押韵；acute /əˈkjuːt/ 虽以 -ute 结尾，但读作 /kjuːt/，也不押韵。
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