airborne; airdrop; parachute in; appointed from outside
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to airdrop; to land from the air using aircraft, helicopters, or parachutes
formalPrimarily a military or technical term, but also used in emergency relief contexts to describe dropping supplies.
Tè特
zhǒng种
bù部
duì队
bèi被
kōng空
jiàng降
dào到
dí敌
hòu后
zhí执
xíng行
rèn任
wù务
。
The special forces were airdropped behind enemy lines to carry out their mission.
Jiù救
yuán援
duì队
xiàng向
zāi灾
qū区
kōng空
jiàng降
le了
dà大
liàng量
wù物
zī资
。
The rescue team airdropped a large quantity of supplies to the disaster area.
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Kōng空
jiàng降
bīng兵
shì是
jūn军
duì队
zhōng中
de的
zhòng重
yào要
bīng兵
zhǒng种
。
Airborne troops are an important branch of the military.
verb
to be parachuted in; to be appointed from outside directly to a high-level position
informalA metaphorical extension used in business and organizational contexts. Often implies the appointee has no prior connection to the organization and may face challenges integrating.
Xīn新
lái来
de的
CEOC
shìE
cóngO
zǒng是
gōng从
sī总
kōng公
jiàng司
de空
降
的
。
The new CEO was parachuted in from the headquarters.
Zhè这
ge个
bù部
mén门
de的
jīng经
lǐ理
dōu都
shì是
nèi内
bù部
tí提
bá拔
de的
，
méi没
yǒu有
kōng空
jiàng降
gàn干
bù部
。
The managers in this department were all promoted internally; there are no appointees from outside.