paratrooper

IPA/ˈpærətruːpə(r)/
KK[pˈɛrətrˌupɚ]IPA/ˈpærətruːpər/

paratrooper — noun

  • paratroopersingular
  • paratroopersplural

1. a soldier in a special military unit who is trained to jump from a plane and rea

1.名詞B2
釋義

a soldier in a special military unit who is trained to jump from a plane and reach the ground by opening a parachute.

例句

Eitan trained as a paratrooper before joining the army's rescue unit.

train as a paratrooper

Just before sunrise, the paratroopers jumped from the plane over the valley.

jump from a plane

同義詞
  • airborne soldier

    descriptive military term that stresses the unit type rather than the jump itself

  • parachutist

    broader term; can describe a sport jumper as well as a military one

文法句型

train / serve as a paratrooper

用法筆記

Usually refers to a soldier in an airborne unit, not to any civilian who parachutes for sport. It commonly appears with verbs such as train, drop, land, and deploy.

常見錯誤

❌The tourist became a paratrooper after one tandem jump.
✅The tourist became a parachutist after one tandem jump.
💡paratrooper usually means a military jumper, not a recreational one.