skydive

skydive — verb

1. to jump from an aircraft and fall freely through the air, often performing turns

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to jump from an aircraft and fall freely through the air, often performing turns or other moves, before opening a parachute to slow the descent.

例句

Ezra plans to skydive with an instructor from a small plane near the coast next weekend.

Before skydiving, Bilal checked his parachute and listened to the instructor's safety advice.

collocation: check parachute before skydiving

同義詞
  • parachute

    Refers to descending under an open parachute, typically without the extended free-fall; less focused on acrobatic maneuvers

  • BASE jump

    A more extreme form of jumping from fixed objects (buildings, cliffs) rather than an aircraft; much higher risk and not the same sport

文法句型

skydive (no object)

go skydiving

用法筆記

The more common way to express this activity is with the pattern 'go skydiving' (e.g., 'They went skydiving on holiday'). The bare verb form 'skydive' is less frequent and often appears in planning or reported contexts.

常見錯誤

❌I want to sky dive this weekend.
✅I want to skydive this weekend.
💡The verb is written as one word, not two.
❌I skydived and opened my parachute immediately.
✅I skydived for about thirty seconds before opening my parachute.
💡The free-fall period before the parachute opens is the defining feature of skydiving.