dive
UK/daiv/US
TOEFLB1
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 Englishdiveother
=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.