| 单词 | dive |
| 释义 | dive (once / 249 pages) 1nv 2n To dive is to jump head first into the water. You might dare your friend to dive off a boat into a cold lake. When you dive, you plunge into a pool or other body of water. A bird or airplane also dives when it descends suddenly. The plunge or drop itself is also a dive: "When the plane went into a dive I had to close my eyes." Since 1871, dive has also been used informally for a low-rent or slightly dangerous bar, possibly from the idea that descending to a basement-level establishment involved a "dive" of sorts. WORD FAMILYdive: dived, diver, dives, diving+/diver: divers/divers: diversly/diving: divings USAGE EXAMPLESWitnesses described diving under tables as he walked around spraying bullets from an automatic rifle. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) In April, Cassini will begin repeated dives through the narrow gap between Saturn and its rings. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) One of the thorniest decisions for referees to judge is diving. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n a headlong plunge into water Syn|Hypo|Hyper diving belly flop, belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water cliff divingdiving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff flipa dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water full gainer, gainera dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board half gainera dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board jackknifea dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out swallow dive, swan divea dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water swim, swimming the act of swimming 2n a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft Syn|Hypo|Hyper nose dive, nosedive power dive a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine descent the act of changing your location in a downward direction 3v drop steeply Syn|Hypo|Hyper plunge, plunk dump, plunge fall abruptly power-dive make a power dive nosediveplunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft ducksubmerge or plunge suddenly crash-divedescend steeply and rapidly chute, jump, parachutejump from an airplane and descend with a parachute sky dive, skydivejump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute come down, descend, fall, go down move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 4v plunge into water I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool Hypo|Hyper belly-flop dive so that one hits the water with one's belly jackknifedive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife submerge, submerse sink below the surface; go under or as if under water 5v swim under water 2the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells Hypo|Hyper skin-dive swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel snorkeldive with a snorkel swim travel through water n a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall Syn|Hyper honkytonk cabaret, club, night club, nightclub, nightspot a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink |
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