parachuted
past simple and past participle ofparachute
| 单词 | parachuted |
| 释义 | parachuted past simple and past participle ofparachute parachute verb uk/ˈpær.ə.ʃuːt/us/ˈper.ə.ʃuːt/[Iusually+ adv/prep] tojumpfrom anaircraftusing a parachute: Theplanis to parachute into thetown. [Tusually+ adv/prep] todropsomeone or something from anaircraftby parachute: [often passive]Thousands ofleafletswere parachuted behindenemylines. Air sports
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Moving downwards Examplesofparachutedparachuted 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 beenparachutedin 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Women wereparachutedbehind the lines in other countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A new chief executive wasparachutedin to take out the old style of management. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have made it clear that the admissions code will hold, and that schools cannot beparachutedin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Projects must not beparachutedin 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 theOpen 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 areparachutedin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They certainly do not want police authorities chaired by right-wing commissarsparachutedin by ministerial decree. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be disingenuous to suggest that anybody isparachutedat 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They will not beparachutedin, 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Coming here is like beingparachutedinto the desert. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been told that people might be injured in trying to collect supplies as they areparachuted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, the chairman will not be an individual, as it were,parachutedin to some local police authority in order to run it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Such people wereparachutedin 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The increasing numbers of part-time staff—and, worse still, agency staff—have meant that staff have beenparachutedin just to lecture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no support for students, and lecturers areparachutedin to teach their courses and leave. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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