parasailing

IPA/ˈpærəseɪlɪŋ/
IPA/ˈpærəseɪlɪŋ/

parasailing — noun

1. a recreational water activity in which a person is pulled behind a fast-moving b

1.名詞B2
釋義

a recreational water activity in which a person is pulled behind a fast-moving boat while attached to a wide parachute, rising up and gently floating through the air above the water.

例句

During a family trip to Thailand, Ilan tried parasailing for the first time and loved flying above the ocean.

try + parasailing for first-time experience

The instructor showed Lien how to hold the harness before the boat pulled the parachute up.

how to hold the harness — equipment vocabulary

同義詞
  • parascending

    British term for the same activity; rarely used in American English.

文法句型

go parasailing

try parasailing

常見錯誤

I want to try parasailing in the mountains.
I want to try parasailing at the beach.
💡Parasailing happens over water, pulled by a boat; it is not the same as paragliding, which is done from hills or mountains.