| 单词 | dive |
| 释义 | dive —dive /daɪv/ noun (QUICK MOVEMENT) F0 [C] a movement down onto the ground: » The goalkeeper made a valiant dive for the ball, but couldn't stop it going in the net.» The plane went into a dive.Thesaurus+: ↑General terms used in ball sportsThesaurus+: ↑SwimmingF0 [C] in sports like football, the action of falling deliberately to try to win an advantage Thesaurus+: ↑General terms used in ball sportsF0 [C] a sudden quick movement: » He made a dive for the door.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving quicklynoun [C] (INTO WATER) ► B2 a jump into water with your head going in first: » the best dive of the competitionThesaurus+: ↑General terms used in ball sportsThesaurus+: ↑Swimmingnoun [C] INFORMAL (PLACE) ► F0 a restaurant, hotel, bar, or place for entertainment or social activities that is unpleasant because of the condition of the building or the type of people that go there: » I know this place is a bit of a dive, but the drink's cheap and the food's great.Thesaurus+: ↑Unpleasant places , ↑Places and locationsThesaurus+: ↑Hotels and hostelsThesaurus+: ↑Public entertainment venuesnoun [S] (LOSS) ► F0 a sudden loss in value: » The firm's profits took a dive last month.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving downwards , ↑Falling and droppingThesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strongverb (dived or US ALSO dove, dive or US ALSO dove) (IN WATER) ↑Verb Endings for dive B1 to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the water: » Look at those children diving for oysters over there!» They ran to the pool, dived in, and swam to the other side.» Mark dived off the bridge into the river.» The submarine dived just in time to avoid the enemy attack.→ SEE ALSO NOSEDIVE(Cf. ↑nosedive) nounThesaurus+: ↑SwimmingB1 [I] to swim underwater, usually with breathing equipment Thesaurus+: ↑Swimming• • • Extra Examples:» As she dived into the pool, the water felt deliciously cool on her skin.» We were so hot we flung off our clothes and dived into the swimming pool.» She dived headfirst into the pool.» She dived into the still water of the lake.» I dived off the top board today, Dad.verb (dived or US ALSO dove, dive or US ALSO dove) (MOVE QUICKLY) ↑Verb Endings for dive F0 [I] to go down very quickly: » The plane dived towards the ground and exploded in a ball of flame.» The goalkeeper dived for the ball (= tried to catch the ball by jumping towards it and falling on the ground).Thesaurus+: ↑Moving downwards , ↑Falling and droppingF0 [I usually + adv/prep] to move quickly, often in order to avoid something: » They dived for cover when they heard the shooting start.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving quicklyverb [I] (dived or US ALSO dove, dive or US ALSO dove) (BECOME LESS) ↑Verb Endings for dive ► F0 to fall in value suddenly and by a large amount: » The company's shares dived by 90p to 65p on the stock market yesterday.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving downwards , ↑Falling and droppingThesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strong |
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