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单词 half gainer
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Definition of half gainer in US English:

half gainer

nounˌhaf ˈɡānərˌhaf ˈɡānər
  • A dive in which the diver leaves the diving board facing forward, does a half-somersault backward, and enters the water head first facing the board.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some older divers were practicing, and lo and behold they were doing full gainers, and half gainers and doing them very nicely.
    • We did other dives as well-jackknifes and back-flips and half gainers.
    • Sure, it would be nice to be able to, say, dunk a basketball or do a half gainer, but how useful are these skills to a distance runner?
    • I mastered the swan, the half gainer, full gainer, ‘jack knife,’ and the front one and a half.
    • If I wasn't running around playing ‘Guns’ in the apartment complex I would be at the pool doing half gainers or playing marco polo.
 
 

Definition of half gainer in US English:

half gainer

nounˌhaf ˈɡānər
  • A dive in which the diver leaves the diving board facing forward, does a half-somersault backward, and enters the water head first facing the board.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I mastered the swan, the half gainer, full gainer, ‘jack knife,’ and the front one and a half.
    • Sure, it would be nice to be able to, say, dunk a basketball or do a half gainer, but how useful are these skills to a distance runner?
    • If I wasn't running around playing ‘Guns’ in the apartment complex I would be at the pool doing half gainers or playing marco polo.
    • We did other dives as well-jackknifes and back-flips and half gainers.
    • Some older divers were practicing, and lo and behold they were doing full gainers, and half gainers and doing them very nicely.
 
 
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