dive

verb

跳水 jump into water

1. 跳水（头和两臂先入水）
   to jump into water with your head and arms going in first
   1. We dived into the river to cool off.
      我们一头跳进河里，凉快一下。

水下 underwater

2. （戴呼吸装备）潜水
   to swim underwater wearing breathing equipment, collecting or looking at things
   1. to dive for pearls
      潜水采珠
   2. The main purpose of his holiday to Greece was to go diving.
      他到希腊度假的主要目的就是去潜水。
3. 下潜；潜到更深的水下
   to go to a deeper level underwater
   1. The whale dived as the harpoon struck it.
      鲸被鱼叉射中后下潜。

鸟；飞机 of birds/aircraft

4. 俯冲
   to go steeply down through the air
   1. The seagulls soared then dived.
      海鸥翱翔着，然后俯冲下来。

价格 of prices

5. 突然下降；暴跌
   to fall suddenly
   1. The share price dived from 49p to an all-time low of 40p.
      股价从49便士暴跌到40便士的历史最低位。

移动；跳跃；下落 move/jump/fall

6. 扑，冲，奔（以避开某物、接球等）
   to move or jump quickly in a particular direction, especially to avoid sth, to try to catch a ball, etc.
   1. We heard an explosion and dived for cover (= got into a place where we would be protected) .
      我们听到一声爆炸便伏身找掩护。
   2. The goalie dived for the ball, but missed it.
      守门员一个鱼跃向球扑去，可是没有扑到。
   3. It started to rain so we dived into the nearest cafe.
      天下起雨来，我们立即钻进一家最近的咖啡馆。
7. （对方阻截时）假摔
   to fall deliberately when sb tackles you, so that the referee awards a foul

noun

跳水 jump into water

1. （头和双臂先入水的）跳水
   a jump into deep water with your head first and your arms in front of you
   1. a spectacular high dive (= from high above the water)
      精彩的高台跳水

水下 underwater

2. （戴呼吸装备的）潜水
   an act of going underwater and swimming there with special equipment
   1. a dive to a depth of 18 metres
      潜到18米水深处

鸟；飞机 of birds/aircraft

3. 扑；冲；俯冲
   an act of suddenly flying downwards

酒吧；夜总会 bar/club

4. 下等酒吧；低级夜总会
   a bar, music club, etc. that is cheap, and perhaps dark or dirty

跌倒 fall

5. （遇到阻截时的）假摔，故意跌倒
   a deliberate fall that a player makes when sb tackles them, so that the referee awards a foul

American English sometimes uses the form dove, pronounced /dəʊv/, for the past tense. 美国英语中过去式有时用 dove,读作 /dəʊv/。


1. VERB 跳水
   If you dive into some water, you jump in head-first with your arms held straight above your head.
   1. He tried to escape by diving into a river...
      他企图跳入河中逃跑。
   2. She was standing by a pool, about to dive in...
      她站在水池旁边，正要往里跳。
   3. Joanne had just learnt to dive.
      乔安妮刚学会跳水。
   4. Dive is also a noun.
      
   5. Pat had earlier made a dive of 80 feet from the Chasm Bridge.
      帕特早先曾从80英尺高的峡谷大桥上俯冲跳下。
2. VERB 潜水
   If you dive, you go under the surface of the sea or a lake, using special breathing equipment.
   1. Bezanik is diving to collect marine organisms.
      贝扎尼奇正在潜水采集海洋生物。
   2. Dive is also a noun.
      
   3. This sighting occurred during my dive to a sunken wreck off Sardinia.
      这是我在撒丁岛附近的沉船残骸处潜水时所见的景象。
3. VERB (鸟或动物)俯冲，急速下扑(或下潜)
   When birds and animals dive, they go quickly downwards, head-first, through the air or through water.
   1. ...a pelican which had just dived for a fish...
      刚刚潜入水中捕鱼的鹈鹕
   2. The shark dived down and swam under the boat.
      鲨鱼急速潜入水中，在船下游动。
4. VERB (飞机)俯冲
   If an aeroplane dives, it flies or drops down quickly and suddenly.
   1. He was killed when his monoplane stalled and dived into the ground.
      他因驾驶的单翼飞机失速坠地而丧生。
   2. Dive is also a noun.
      
   3. Witnesses said the plane failed to pull out of a dive and smashed down in a field.
      目击者说飞机未能从俯冲状态下重新拉起，坠毁在了田间。
5. VERB 冲向;跃向;扑向
   If you dive in a particular direction or into a particular place, you jump or move there quickly.
   1. They dived into a taxi...
      他们迅速钻进一辆出租车。
   2. The cashier dived for cover when a gunman opened fire...
      出纳员在持枪歹徒开枪时冲向藏身处。
   3. He would dive under one obstacle, round another, and lightly step over a third.
      他会从一个障碍的下面冲过去，绕过另一个，再轻轻地跨过第三个。
   4. Dive is also a noun.
      
   5. He made a sudden dive for Uncle Jim's legs to try to trip him up.
      他突然扑过去抱吉姆叔叔的腿，想把他撂倒。
6. VERB 迅速将手伸入(包或容器中)
   If you dive into a bag or container, you put your hands into it quickly in order to get something out.
   1. She dived into her bag and brought out a folded piece of paper.
      她立即将手伸入包中拿出一张折好的纸。
7. VERB (股价、利润或数字)暴跌，骤降
   If shares, profits, or figures dive, their value falls suddenly and by a large amount.
   1. If we cut interest rates, the pound would dive...
      如果我们降低利率，英镑就会大幅贬值。
   2. Profits have dived from £7.7m to £7.1m...
      利润从770万英镑暴跌至710万英镑。
   3. The shares dived 22p to 338p.
      股票暴跌22便士，收于338便士。
   4. Dive is also a noun.
      
   5. Stock prices took a dive.
      股价暴跌。
8. N-COUNT 下等酒吧;低级夜总会
   If you describe a bar or club as a dive, you mean it is dirty and dark, and not very respectable.
   1. We've played in all the little pubs and dives around Liverpool.
      我们在利物浦所有的小酒吧和低级夜总会演出过。

1. Once, he did dive for cover but he soon reappeared and continued his activities.
   他确实一度销声匿迹，但是很快就重出江湖，继续他的各种活动。
2. He tried to escape by diving into a river
   他企图跳入河中逃跑。
3. She was standing by a pool, about to dive in
   她站在水池旁边，正要往里跳。
4. Joanne had just learnt to dive.
   乔安妮刚学会跳水。
5. Bezanik is diving to collect marine organisms.
   贝扎尼奇正在潜水采集海洋生物。
6. The shark dived down and swam under the boat.
   鲨鱼急速潜入水中，在船下游动。
7. He was killed when his monoplane stalled and dived into the ground.
   他因驾驶的单翼飞机失速坠地而丧生。
8. The cashier dived for cover when a gunman opened fire
   出纳员在持枪歹徒开枪时冲向藏身处。
9. He would dive under one obstacle, round another, and lightly step over a third.
   他会从一个障碍的下面冲过去，绕过另一个，再轻轻地跨过第三个。
10. She dived into her bag and brought out a folded piece of paper.
    她立即将手伸入包中拿出一张折好的纸。
11. If we cut interest rates, the pound would dive
    如果我们降低利率，英镑就会大幅贬值。
12. Profits have dived from £ 7.7m to £ 7.1m
    利润从770万英镑暴跌至710万英镑。
13. The shares dived 22p to 338p.
    股票暴跌22便士，收于338便士。
14. We've played in all the little pubs and dives around Liverpool.
    我们在利物浦所有的小酒吧和低级夜总会演出过。
15. An attempt was then made to dive the sump.
    之后曾尝试潜入污水坑。
16. When you dive, you must keep your legs straight.
    跳水时腿要伸直。
17. He who would search for pearls must dive below.
    欲索珍珠就要潜到水底。
18. He ventured a high dive into shallow water.
    他冒险从高处跳进水中。
19. When they saw the clear cool water, they all had an itch to dive in at once.
    一见那清凉的水，个个都心痒，巴不得马上跳下去。
20. Daniel: Of course, he succeeds in crouched jump and backward spinning dive.
    丹尼尔：当然，他成功地完成了抱膝跳水和向后旋转跳水。
21. I dive on the wingtips only.
    我只要用翼尖俯冲就行了。
22. I met a cat which dive, but I did not meet you.
    我遇见了猫在潜水，却没有遇见你。
23. And kills my dive partner.
    而且杀了我的潜水合伙人。
24. With a dive, he caught a carp.
    他一个跳水，抓住了一条鲤鱼。
25. Is this a drift dive?
    这是漂流潜水吗？
26. So let's take a deep breath and dive right in!
    因此，让我们深呼吸和潜水权利！
27. When they are in the water, they dive and flap their wings.
    当他们在水中时，他们会潜水和拍打它们的翅膀。
28. I and mom bought a ticket, put on thick blue dive garment, dive like black galosh shoe.
    我和妈妈买了票，穿上了厚厚的蓝色潜水衣，黑色的套鞋似的潜水鞋。

dive into sth

1. 迅速将手伸入（包或口袋里）
   to put your hand quickly into sth such as a bag or pocket

n.

make a dive (for sth)

• 迅速移动；猛然一跳；扑跃
  to suddenly move or jump forward to do sth or reach sb/sth
  1. The goalkeeper made a dive for the ball.
     守门员一个鱼跃向球扑去。

take a dive

• 突然下降；暴跌
  to suddenly get worse
  1. Profits really took a dive last year.
     去年利润确实突然下降了。

noun

1. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

   Synonym:    nose divenosedive

2. a headlong plunge into water

   Synonym:    diving

3. a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

   Synonym:    honkytonk

verb

1. swim under water
   1. the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells

2. plunge into water
   1. I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool

3. drop steeply
   1. the stock market plunged

   Synonym:    plungeplunk