| 词汇 | parachuted |
| 释义 | parachuted past simple and past participle ofparachute parachute verb uk /ˈpær.ə.ʃuːt/ us /ˈper.ə.ʃuːt/ parachuteverb (FROM AIRCRAFT)[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] to jump from an aircraft using a parachute: 跳伞 The plan is to parachute into the town.计划是要跳伞进入该城。 [ Tusually+ adv/prep ] to drop someone or something from an aircraft by parachute: （用降落伞）空投，空降 [ often passive ]Thousands of leaflets were parachuted behind enemy lines.数千份传单被空投至敌后。 Air sports base jumper base jumping glide gliding hang-gliding parachute paraglider paragliding paramotor paramotoring parapente parascending powered paraglider powered paragliding PPG skydiver skydiving slow someone's rollidiom wingsuiting You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Moving downwards parachuteverb (INTO SITUATION)[ I or T+ adv/prep ] to enter a situation without previously being involved in it, especially to offer temporary help, or to bring someone into a situation in this way : She parachutes into hospitals that desperately need nurses and stays three months or so. Before Hancock was parachuted in, sales had been falling consistently. Taking part and getting involved actor all in along attendee be (a) party to somethingidiom concern engage go all in go in on something hat have a dog in the fightidiom have a horse in the raceidiom mess muscle participatory pitch in plunge plunge in/plunge into something punch above your weightidiom thick Examples of parachutedparachuted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They are therefore not people who will have been parachuted in for the pleasure of sitting in on endless common council meetings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Women were parachuted behind the lines in other countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A new chief executive was parachuted in to take out the old style of management. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have made it clear that the admissions code will hold, and that schools cannot be parachuted in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Projects must not be parachuted in from outside and not steered by quangos which take pride in their invisibility and anonymity, by-passing elected local government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A vacancy may under these arrangements be filled by people whom the electorate have already rejected or who are unacceptable but who are parachuted in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They certainly do not want police authorities chaired by right-wing commissars parachuted in by ministerial decree. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be disingenuous to suggest that anybody is parachuted at the last moment without having gone through that process, as that is not happening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will not be parachuted in, and will not be established where there are surplus places and where they would damage other schools' intake. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Coming here is like being parachuted into the desert. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been told that people might be injured in trying to collect supplies as they are parachuted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, the chairman will not be an individual, as it were, parachuted in to some local police authority in order to run it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such people were parachuted in over civil servants, further adding to their insecurities about their career prospects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The increasing numbers of part-time staff—and, worse still, agency staff—have meant that staff have been parachuted in just to lecture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no support for students, and lecturers are parachuted in to teach their courses and leave. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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