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单词 nosedives
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nosedive

noun

nose·​dive ˈnōz-ˌdīv How to pronounce nosedive (audio)
1
: a downward nose-first plunge of a flying object (such as an airplane)
2
: a sudden extreme drop
stock prices took a nosedive
nose-dive intransitive verb

Synonyms

  • descent
  • dip
  • dive
  • down
  • drop
  • fall
  • plunge
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Example Sentences

The plane went into a nosedive. The stock market took a nosedive.
Recent Examples on the Web Some even blame China for the island nation’s economic nosedive. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2022 But back before the recent nosedive, Hastings and Sarandos saw their compensation packages constrict slightly. Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2022 In Red Bull’s Plane Swap event, set for Sunday, April 24, skydivers and pilots Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington — each piloting single-seat Cessna aircrafts to 14,000 feet in the skies over Arizona — will put their planes into a vertical nosedive. Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Mar. 2022 The yield curve’s main nosedive happened in the wake of the June FOMC Minutes, when Fed members hastened the timeline for rate hikes. Oliver Renick, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021 Between the pandemic-induced nosedive of 2020 and the inventory pinch of 2021, dealers like Gonzalez have been left shaking their heads. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2021 All agree the temperature will take a nosedive on Christmas Eve. Cameron Fields, cleveland, 21 Dec. 2020 Patriots Bill Belichick’s genius is the biggest reason to believe New England’s not headed for a nosedive.15. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2020 The nosedive wiped out more than $5 billion of the company's market value, hurting US mom-and-pop investors in the process. Matt Egan, CNN, 21 May 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

nosedive 1 of 2

noun

nose·​dive ˈnōz-ˌdīv How to pronounce nosedive (audio)
1
: a downward plunge (as of an airplane)
2
: a sudden sharp drop (as in prices)

nose-dive

2 of 2

verb

nose-dived; nose-diving
: to plunge or drop suddenly or sharply His confidence nose-dived.

nosedives 1 of 2

noun

plural of nosedive
as in drops
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude the pilot struggled to pull his plane out of a nosedive

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • drops
  • falls
  • dips
  • plunges
  • declines
  • dives
  • downs
  • descents
  • downgrades
  • comedowns
  • downfalls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rises
  • climbs
  • upturns
  • upswings
  • advances
  • progresses
  • ascents
  • risings
  • soarings
  • improvements
  • progressions
  • headways
  • betterments
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nose-dives

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of nose-dive
as in plunges
to go to a lower level especially abruptly prices on just about everything nose-dived right after the holidays

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • plunges
  • falls
  • tumbles
  • dips
  • declines
  • plummets
  • skids
  • drops
  • descends
  • sinks
  • crashes
  • dives
  • decreases
  • craters
  • lowers
  • subsides
  • diminishes
  • dwindles
  • retreats
  • wanes
  • ebbs
  • droops
  • tapers off
  • moderates
  • abates
  • recedes
  • lessens
  • de-escalates
  • lets up
  • dies (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rises
  • soars
  • ascends
  • arises
  • lifts
  • ups
  • spikes
  • mounts
  • increases
  • grows
  • builds
  • swells
  • intensifies
  • escalates
  • accumulates
  • expands
  • mushrooms
  • enlarges
  • waxes
  • picks up
  • burgeons
  • snowballs
  • balloons
  • bourgeons
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