单词 | dive |
释义 | Word Frequency dive(daɪv) verbWord forms: dives, diving, divedWord forms: US dove or dived (mainly intr) 1. to plunge headfirst into water 2. (of a submarine, swimmer, etc) to submerge under water 3. (also tr) to fly (an aircraft) in a steep nose-down descending path, or (of an aircraft) to fly in such a path 4. to rush, go, or reach quickly, as in a headlong plunge he dived for the ball 5. (also tr; foll by in or into) to dip or put (one's hand) quickly or forcefully (into) to dive into one's pocket 6. (usually foll by in or into) to involve oneself (in something), as in eating food 7. soccer slang (of a footballer) to pretend to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty noun 8. a headlong plunge into water, esp one of several formalized movements executed as a sport 9. an act or instance of diving 10. a steep nose-down descent of an aircraft 11. slang a disreputable or seedy bar or club 12. boxing slang the act of a boxer pretending to be knocked down or out he took a dive in the fourth round 13. soccer slang the act of a player pretending to have been tripped or impeded Word origin Old English dӯfan; related to Old Norse dӯfa to dip, Frisian dīvi; see deep, dip |
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