rappel
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rap·pel /ræˈpel/ verb (rappelled, rappelling) [intransitive] American English to go down a cliff or rock by sliding down a rope and touching the rock or cliff with your feet 绕绳下降 SYN British English abseil —rappel noun [countable]→ See Verb tableOrigin rappel (1900-2000) French rappeler “to bring back to yourself”
rap·pel verbChineseSyllable
or Corpus a down to cliff go by rock
rappel
rap‧pel /ræˈpel/
verb (past tense and past participle rappelled, present participle rappelling) [intransitive] American English
SYN abseil British English
—rappel noun [countable]
rap‧pel /ræˈpel/
verb (past tense and past participle rappelled, present participle rappelling) [intransitive] American English Date: 1900-2000
Language: French
Origin: rappeler 'to bring back to yourself'
to go down a cliff or rock by sliding down a rope and touching the rock or cliff with your feet Language: French
Origin: rappeler 'to bring back to yourself'
SYN abseil British English
—rappel noun [countable]
