单词 | nose dive |
释义 | 1 (noun) Definition (of an aircraft) a sudden plunge with the nose pointing downwards The catamaran sailed over the precipice and plunged into a nosedive. Synonyms drop plunge the stock market plunge dive plummet sharp fall 2 (noun) Definition a sudden drop (informal) My career has taken a nosedive in the past year or two. Synonyms sharp fall plunge a refreshing plunge into cold water drop There was a sheer drop just outside my window. dive He made a sudden dive towards the man's legs. plummet 1 (verb) Definition to take a nose dive The cockpit was submerged as the plane nosedived into the water. Synonyms drop Temperatures can drop to freezing at night. plunge I plunged into the water after them. dive He tried to escape by diving into a river. plummet The car plummeted off a cliff. fall sharply 2 (verb) (informal) The value of the shares nosedived by £2.6 billion. Synonyms fall sharply drop The mysterious object dropped into the ocean and made a huge splash. plunge I plunged forward, calling her name. dive His monoplane stalled and dived towards the ground. plummet Additional synonymsin the sense of dive Definition a headlong plunge into water He made a sudden dive towards the man's legs. Synonyms plunge, spring, jump, leap, dash, header (informal), swoop, lunge, nose divein the sense of dive Definition to plunge headfirst into water He tried to escape by diving into a river. Synonyms plunge, drop, jump, pitch, leap, duck, dip, descend, plummetin the sense of dive Definition (of a bird or aircraft) to fly in a steep nose-down descending path His monoplane stalled and dived towards the ground. Synonyms nose-dive, fall, plunge, crash, pitch, swoop, plummetNearby words of |
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