单词 | swan dive |
释义 | > as lemmasswan dive swan dive n. U.S. a swallow dive (see swallow n.1 Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > diving into water > specific manner belly flop1895 belly flopper1895 swallow dive1898 swallow-diving1898 swan dive1898 swallow1902 cannonball1905 jackknife1906 honeypot1941 belly-flopping1948 1898 Swimming Mag. Oct. 45/2 The diving..included forward headers,..somersaults and the ‘Swan’ dive from twenty, thirty, and forty feet. 1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon i. 21 As though a diver could control..[the] speed..of a swan dive. 1972 B. F. Conners Don't embarrass Bureau (1973) i. 7 Mrs. Green..executed her swan dive, flopping onto the water with the poise of a stricken bird. < as lemmas |
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