parachutist

IPA/ˈpærəʃuːtɪst/
IPA/ˈpærəʃuːtɪst/

parachutist — 名詞

  • parachutistsingular
  • parachutistsplural

1. a person who leaps from an aircraft and floats safely down to the ground using a

1.名詞B2
釋義

跳傘員；傘兵

從飛機上跳下、靠降落傘著陸的人

a person who leaps from an aircraft and floats safely down to the ground using a wide piece of cloth strapped to their back — for example, a sport jumper or a soldier on a combat drop.

例句

Marcus is a weekend parachutist who jumps from small planes over the Nevada desert.

Marcus 是一位週末跳傘員，常在 Nevada 沙漠上空從小飛機跳下。

subject complement: be a parachutist

The army trained two hundred parachutists for the night mission behind enemy lines.

軍方為這次深入敵後的夜間任務訓練了兩百名傘兵。

collocation: train parachutists

常見搭配
  • weekend parachutist
  • team of parachutists
  • parachutist drifts down
同義詞
  • skydiver

    more common in sport contexts; emphasises free-fall before opening the parachute

  • paratrooper

    specifically a soldier who jumps; never used for sport

  • jumper

    general and informal; often needs context to be clear

用法筆記

Subject is usually a sportsperson or a soldier; the word is rarely used for an emergency jumper, who is normally called a 'jumper' or simply 'pilot who bailed out'.

常見錯誤

The parachutist flew the plane over the city.
The pilot flew the plane over the city.
a parachutist jumps out of the plane; they do not fly it.
She is a parachutist who skis down mountains.
She is a skydiver who skis down mountains.
'parachutist' specifically involves a parachute, not other equipment.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • parachutist team
  • parachutist training
  • parachutist display

常用片語

  • a team of parachutists
  • drop a parachutist
  • land safely as a parachutist

介系詞搭配

  • parachutist from (an aircraft / a plane)
  • parachutist over (a town / a field)