| 单词 | duck-dive |
| 释义 | > as lemmasduck-dive duck-dive n. a vertical dive down into water by a swimmer; hence as v. intransitive, to make such a dive. ΚΠ 1942 G. Mitchell Laurels are Poison ix. 99 She..began to come upstream in a series of duck-dives, testing the depth of the water. 1953 L. Charteris in J. Merril Off Beaten Orbit (1959) 114 Any good swimmer can duck-dive. 1969 ‘I. Drummond’ Man with Tiny Head xv. 176 Nigel took a deep breath, duck-dived and swam under water. duck-dive duck-dive v. Surfing (a) intransitive to dive beneath and so avoid an oncoming wave by pushing one's surfboard underwater nose first as the wave passes; (b) transitive to push (one's surfboard) beneath a wave in such a way; (also) to dive beneath (a wave) in such a way. ΚΠ 1987 Sydney Morning Herald 8 July 22/5 The narrow nose on my surfboard allows a woman to paddle and duck-dive easily. 1995 Irish Times 9 June 15/6 Duck-dive your board through the impact zone that is breaking continuously at 6 to 10 feet. 2001 L. Weiss & J. Stockwell Blue Crush (film script) (O.E.D. Archive) 45 Anne Marie duck-dives under the breaking wave, but Matt gets it right on the head, the wave ripping him from his board. 2010 S. Wyshynski Poser 228 I turned to see a tidal wave obscure the horizon... I'd have to try to duck-dive it. < as lemmas |
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