chute
/ʃuːt/ (bre, ipa) · [ʃˈut] /ʃuːt/ (ame, ipa) · [ʃˈut] /ˈshüt How to pronounce chute (audio)/ (ame, mw)
chute — noun
- chutesingular
- chutesplural
1. a steep passage or tube that lets things, and sometimes people, move quickly dow
a steep passage or tube that lets things, and sometimes people, move quickly downward by sliding.
Felix dropped the mail through the office chute to the floor below.
through the office chute
Suitcases thumped down the baggage chute behind the airport wall.
baggage chute
Ishaan sent the dirty sheets down the laundry chute after breakfast.
Rin squealed as she slid through the snow chute between the rocks.
文法句型
down / through a chute
put / drop / send something down a chute
用法筆記
Often appears in compounds such as baggage chute, laundry chute, and trash chute. The focus is the sloping passage itself, not the machine or belt around it.
常見錯誤
2. an informal word for a parachute, especially in talk about skydiving or emergenc
an informal word for a parachute, especially in talk about skydiving or emergency jumps.
Ingrid checked her chute twice before stepping out of the plane door.
informal chute = parachute
The instructor yelled, 'Pull your chute now!' above the strong wind.
pull your chute
Gabriel packed his reserve chute carefully after the training jump.
Megan saw one red chute open far above the beach.
文法句型
pull / open / pack a chute
reserve chute
用法筆記
Common in informal speech among skydivers, pilots, and rescue workers. In formal writing or teaching materials, parachute is usually clearer.
常見錯誤
chute — verb
- chutepresent simple I / you / we / they
- chutes3rd person singular
- chuting-ing form
- chutedpast simple
1. to send something downward through a chute, or to move downward through one by g
to send something downward through a chute, or to move downward through one by gravity.
Workers chuted sacks of grain into the truck waiting under the barn.
chute something into [container]
Bilal chuted the broken tiles into a skip beside the house.
chute something into [place]
Loose potatoes chuted down from the hopper into wooden boxes.
After the gate opened, the gravel chuted through the metal passage.
文法句型
chute something into / down to somewhere
something chutes down / through somewhere
用法筆記
Rare outside farming, mining, and loading contexts. This verb usually names material moving through the passage, or the worker directing it downward. Distinguish it from noun sense 1, where chute is the passage itself.