parachute
/ˈpærəʃu:t; `pærəˌʃut/ 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.