English Dictionary

parachute

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpæɹəʃuːt/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞

(intransitive) To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device. / (transitive) To introduce into a place using such a device.

日本語の意味

（自動詞）パラシュートを用いて飛び降りる、降下する。 / （他動詞）パラシュートを用いて（人や物を）目的地へ投入する、降下させる。

She chose to parachute from the old blimp, despite the drizzle.

彼女は小雨にもかかわらず、古い飛行船からパラシュートで降下することを選んだ。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.

Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.

意味（2）

(transitive) To introduce into a place using such a device.

The soldiers were parachuted behind enemy lines.

意味（3）

(transitive) To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.

parachutes （ present singular third-person ）

parachuting （ participle present ）

parachuted （ participle past ）

parachuted （ past ）