| 释义 |
dive /daɪv/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I (dived 或〈美口〉〈英方〉dove/dəʊv/)
❶ vi.
1. (头先下)跳水；(潜水艇等)潜水
dive from a bridge 从桥上跳下水
dive for pearls 潜水采珠
The boy ran to the side of the swimming pool and dived off. 男孩跑到游泳池边，跳了下去。
2. 扑去，冲去；俯冲；跳伞
dive for the ball 扑球
dive for the ground 扑倒在地
dive down on to the settee 扑倒在长靠椅上
dive into a doorway 冲向门口
dive at a chance 抓住机会
The crows dived on the owl. 众乌鸦向猫头鹰扑去。
The fighter plane dived on the soldiers. 战斗机朝着士兵俯冲下来。
3. 〈口〉突然把手伸入；(手)突伸
He dived into his pocket. 他猛地把手伸进衣袋。
His hand dived instinctively toward the holster. 他的手本能地往枪套伸去。
4. 急剧下降
The murcury dived to eight below zero. 水银柱猛地降到零下8度。
Profits have dived from ＄7.5m to ＄6.5m. 利润已从750万美元急剧下降至650万美元。
5. 潜没；消失
The thief dived into an alley to escape from the police. 小偷潜进一条小巷躲避警察的追捕。
The man dived back down the staircase out of sight. 那人返身跑下楼梯不见了。
The road dived into an opening. 路到尽头，便是一块空地。
6. 全身心投入，潜心钻研；探究
dive into a mass of papers on the desk 一头钻进办公桌上的大堆文件
dive into the heart of the matter 探究事情实质
7. 【足】假摔
8. 〈美俚〉(拳击中)假装被击倒，佯倒
❷ vt.
1. 使潜水；使俯冲
2. 把…突然伸入
dive one's hand into the water 把手突然伸入水中
3. 〈古〉探究
II n.
1. 跳水；潜水；(潜水艇的)下潜
do beautiful dives 作漂亮的跳水动作
His body hit the water in a neat dive. 他身体入水时，水花不溅。
2. 扑，冲；(飞机的)俯冲
make a dive for the doorway 扑向门口
3. 急剧的下降
The number of unemployment headed into a steep dive. 失业人数开始急剧下降。
4. 潜心钻研；探究
sb.'s dive into Chinese literature 某人对中国文学的潜心研究
5. 【足】假摔
6. 〈俚〉(拳击中的)假装被击倒，佯倒
7. 〈英〉地下室饮食店
8. 〈美口〉低级酒馆；低级夜总会(或赌场)
a low dive 下等酒吧
[<OE dÿfan<ON dÿfa to dip<Fris dīvi] phr. take a dive 1. (拳击中)假装被击倒 2. 急剧下降 His optimism about the situation took a dive. 他关于形势的乐观情绪急剧下降。 |