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nosedive

释义

nosedive

noun countable mainly journalism

UK /ˈnəʊzˌdaɪv/

Word Forms

singular	nosedive
plural	nosedives

1
a sudden reduction in prices, profits etc
go into a nosedive:
The company’s share price went into a nosedive yesterday.
take a nosedive:
The value of the pound took another nosedive today.
Synonyms and related words
Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing
decrease
reduction
decline
Synonyms and related words
Discounts and price reductions
discount
reduction
special offer
1. 1a
  a sudden end to success
  After the failure of the film his career took a nosedive.
  Synonyms and related words
  Failure
  fail
  fiasco
  debacle
2
an occasion when a plane suddenly falls out of the sky with its nose pointing down
go into a nosedive:
Onlookers saw the plane go into a nosedive.
Synonyms and related words
Relating to operating aircraft
aerobatics
aerospace
airborne

nosedive

noun countable mainly journalism

US /ˈnoʊzˌdaɪv/

Word Forms

singular	nosedive
plural	nosedives

1
a sudden reduction in prices, profits, etc.
go into a nosedive:
The company’s share price went into a nosedive yesterday.
take a nosedive:
The value of the dollar took another nosedive today.
Synonyms and related words
Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing
decrease
reduction
decline
Synonyms and related words
Discounts and price reductions
discount
reduction
special offer
1. 1a
  a sudden end to success
  After the failure of the movie his career took a nosedive.
  Synonyms and related words
  Failure
  fail
  fiasco
  debacle
2
an occasion when an airplane suddenly falls out of the sky with its nose pointing down
go into a nosedive:
Onlookers saw the plane go into a nosedive.
Synonyms and related words
Relating to operating aircraft
aerobatics
aerospace
airborne

nosedive

verb intransitive

UK /ˈnəʊzˌdaɪv/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	nosedive
he/she/it	nosedives
present participle	nosediving
past tense	nosedived
past participle	nosedived

1
if an amount or value nosedives, it suddenly becomes much lower
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
decline
2
if something nosedives, it suddenly becomes a lot less successful
Synonyms and related words
To fail, or to stop being successful
fail
founder
languish

nosedive

verb intransitive

US /ˈnoʊzˌdaɪv/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	nosedive
he/she/it	nosedives
present participle	nosediving
past tense	nosedived
past participle	nosedived

1
if an amount or value nosedives, it suddenly becomes much lower
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
diminish
2
if something nosedives, it suddenly becomes a lot less successful
Synonyms and related words
To fail, or to stop being successful
fail
founder
languish

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