Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #8089
parachute
降落伞
核心释义
A device made of fabric that uses air resistance to slow a fall.
- 1.
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.
- 2.
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
- 3.
A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
- 4.
Any of various mushrooms with broad, domed caps.
- 5.
A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.
- 6.
A large sheet of fabric used in children's physical education, often colorful, with handles allowing many people to control its motion.
彩虹伞；游戏降落伞；飞膜；滑翔膜；伞菌；阴囊环；救生设备,由充气装置组成,减缓下落速度
用法In use
The pilot grabbed his parachute and jumped out of the burning plane.
用法提示：这里'parachute'作名词，指跳伞用的设备。
Before the skydive, the instructor carefully checked every parachute and harness.
用法提示：这里'parachute'是名词复数形式，指多个降落伞。
Her parachute opened smoothly, and she floated gently down to the ground.
用法提示：这里'parachute'作名词，表示降落伞本身。
use a parachute
He used a parachute to jump from the plane.
他使用降落伞从飞机上跳下。
open a parachute
通常与deploy同义。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- open a parachute
- 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。
- pack a parachute
- 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。
- parachute jump
- 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。
- parachute landing
- 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。
- parachute harness
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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