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dive

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Definitions

v.

To jump headfirst into water; to swim underwater; to swoop downward steeply.

跳水；潜水；俯冲

n.

A headfirst jump into water; a steep downward plunge.

跳水；俯冲；急剧下降

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
diveother
=dive

Common Collocations

  • 1.dive into潜入
  • 2.take a dive跌价
  • 3.platform dive跳台跳水

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The Olympic athlete will dive from the ten-meter platform in tomorrow's championship competition.

  • 2.

    The fighter jet executed a steep dive to evade the incoming missile attack.

  • 3.

    Stock prices took a sudden dive when the company announced disappointing quarterly earnings.

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