| 单词 | cliff dive |
| 释义 | > as lemmascliff dive cliff dive n. a dive from a cliff into water, esp. as part of a performance or competition; also figurative. ΚΠ 1922 Hopewell (New Jersey) Herald 16 Aug. 1/2 Cliff dive (height 30½ feet). 1958 Los Angeles Times 28 Apr. 5/6 (headline) Car's cliff dive fatal to driver. 1991 M. L. Settle Turkish Refl. ii. 24 I made my first cliff dive in water so pure that ever since I have been spoiled for diving other places. 2002 J. Ray Step-ball-change vii. 89 What was I supposed to say? That marriage is a cliff dive? cliff dive cliff dive v. intransitive to engage in cliff diving; also figurative. ΚΠ 1981 Register (Orange County, Calif.) 27 Apr. b1/1 Walsh was cliff-diving into the Salt River..when an accident put him in a wheelchair. 1999 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 17 May 13 [Women] now cliff-dive in Acapulco. 2010 C. Ferrer When Stars go Blue 70 Even if we are going the traditional boyfriend/girlfriend route, we did sort of cliff dive into it. < as lemmas |
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