| 单词 | crashdive |
| 释义 | > as lemmascrash-dive crash-dive n. (a) a sudden dive made by a submarine when surprised or in imminent danger; (b) a dive made by an aircraft, ending in a crash. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > diving or surfacing of submarines dive1915 crash-dive1919 surfacing1922 1919 Times 22 Mar. 8/1 The submarine commander, if the flying boats were sighted, could do a ‘crash dive’. 1922 E. K. Chatterton Q-Ships viii. 97 The U-boat would then make a crash-dive towards the bottom. crash-dive crash-dive v. transitive and intransitive (also transferred). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > direct or manage ship [verb (transitive)] > cause submarine to dive suddenly crash-dive1928 society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > submerge or travel under water (of submarine) dive1872 submerge1903 crash-dive1928 to do a porpoise1929 snort1953 society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [verb (transitive)] > crash-dive crash-dive1928 society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [verb (intransitive)] > descend > suddenly and steeply dive1908 volplane1911 nosedive1915 crash-dive1928 power-dive1929 1928 C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station xii. 177 As soon as those aboard the submarine saw the seaplane, they ‘crash-dived’ the boat. 1942 Air News Aug. 38/2 A legend became current that the Nipponese pilots would crash-dive their airplanes rather than permit their capture intact. 1943 Times 6 Dec. 4/5 The U-boat crash-dived and results were not observed. 1945 Daily Express 20 Apr. Luftwaffe pilots have adopted Japanese suicide tactics... Pilots crash-dived on Russian bridges over the Oder, destroying three of them. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。