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splash down

/splash-doun/US // ˈsplæʃˌdaʊn //UK // (ˈsplæʃˌdaʊn) //

飞溅下来,飞溅而下,溅落,溅射下来

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    • : the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean: The footage of Apollo 11's splashdown was seen by millions across the United States.
    • : the exact place where such a landing is made: The splashdown is expected to be American Samoa.
    • : the time of such a landing: The splashdown was 2:04 p.m.
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    splash down [splash-doun] /ˈsplæʃ ˈdaʊn/

    • : to land in a body of water, especially the ocean: The crew of Expedition 55 splashed down in the Pacific exactly as predicted at 10:43 this morning.

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  • The company has been implementing a new atmospheric reentry and ocean splashdown process that uses a parachute to slow the booster’s descent, but the ultimate goal is to catch it in the air using a helicopter.

  • SpaceX said that the flight “will be carefully monitored at every step by SpaceX mission control” and will end in a splashdown off the Florida coast.

  • Marci jumped a foot out of the water, and her splashdown sent watery ripples rebounding off the cavern walls.