单词	dive
释义	verb | noun divedive1 /daɪv/ ●●● W2 verb (past tense dived or dove /doʊv/, past participle dived) [intransitive] Etymology ETYMOLOGYdive1 Origin: Old English dufan to sink and dyfan to put into liquid Verb Table VERB TABLE dive Simple Form Present I, you, we, they dive he, she, it dives Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they dived, dove Present perfect I, you, we, they have dived he, she, it has dived Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had dived Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will dive Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have dived Continuous Form Present I am diving he, she, it is diving you, we, they are diving Past I, he, she, it was diving you, we, they were diving Present perfect I, you, we, they have been diving he, she, it has been diving Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been diving Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be diving Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been diving Collocations COLLOCATIONS► dove for cover  We all dove for cover under a table. Thesaurus THESAURUSupward► jump a) to push yourself suddenly up in the air using your legs:  How high can you jump? Lewis jumped 27 feet in the Olympics.b) to go over or across something by jumping:  A kid could easily jump that fence. ► skip to move forward with little jumps between your steps:  The two little girls skipped off down the sidewalk. ► hop to move around by jumping on one leg:  I twisted my ankle, and had to hop across the back yard to sit down. ► spring to jump or move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction. Used especially in writing or literature:  She sprang up nervously when she heard the doorbell ring. ► dive to jump into water with your head and arms first:  The pool is not deep enough to dive into. ► bounce to jump up and down several times, especially on a surface that is soft and helps you to go up and down:  The kids were bouncing on the trampoline. ► pounce to suddenly jump on a person or animal to try to catch him, her, or it, especially from a place where you were hiding:  The cats like to pounce on flies as they buzz in the windows. ► leap to jump high into the air or over something:  The deer leaped over a fallen log and disappeared. ► hurdle to jump over something while you are running:  The man hurdled a low fence as he ran away. ► vault to jump over something in one movement, using your hands or a pole to help you:  A young man ran past, vaulting the brick wall at the end of the parking lot. 1JUMP INTO WATER to jump into the water with your head and arms going in first: dive in/into/off etc. She ran to the edge of the pool and dived in. Diving off the cliffs is very dangerous.► see thesaurus at jump12SWIM UNDER WATER to swim under water using special equipment to help you breathe: dive for The men use scuba gear to dive for abalone.3GO DEEPER/LOWER to travel down through the air or through water to a lower level:  Slowly, the submarine began to dive. The bird suddenly spotted its prey and dove down.4MOVE QUICKLY [always + adv./prep.] to move or jump quickly in a particular direction or into a particular place: dive after/under/aside etc. Ripken dived to his left and caught the ball. We all dove for cover under a table.5NUMBERS if numbers, prices, etc. dive, they fall very quickly and suddenly SYN plummet:  Stock prices have dived to their lowest level this year.6SOCCER informal in soccer, to fall to the ground in a dishonest attempt to persuade the referee that an opponent has done something wrong[Origin: Old English dufan to sink and dyfan to put into liquid] → see also diving, nosedive2, scuba diving, skydivingdive in phrasal verb1to immediately start doing something eagerly and with a lot of energy:  Harry dived in and started asking questions.2spoken informal to start eating a meal eagerly with a lot of energydive into something phrasal verb to quickly become completely involved in an activity, a subject, etc.:  Plummer was eager to dive into the kind of opportunity the college offers. verb | noun divedive2 ●●○ noun [countable] Collocations COLLOCATIONS► made a dive for  Vincenze made a dive for the ball. ► taken a dive  Their sales have taken a dive. ► pull out of ... dive  Thankfully, the pilot managed to pull out of the dive and regain control. 1SUDDEN MOVEMENT a jump or sudden movement in a particular direction or into a particular place:  Vincenze made a dive for the ball.2AMOUNT/VALUE a sudden drop in the amount or value of something:  Their sales have taken a dive.3MOVEMENT DOWN an occasion when someone or something travels down through the air or through water to a lower level:  Thankfully, the pilot managed to pull out of the dive and regain control.4JUMP INTO WATER a jump into deep water with your head and arms going in first:  a graceful dive5SWIM an occasion when someone swims under water using special equipment to breathe6PLACE informal a place such as a bar or a hotel that is cheap and dirty:  We’re not staying in this dive.7SOCCER in soccer, an occasion when a player deliberately falls to the ground in a dishonest attempt to persuade the referee that an opponent has done something wrong8take a dive to deliberately do something in order to lose a game, competition, etc.:  He was supposed to take a dive in the fourth round. → see also nosedive1
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