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. 跳水
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He tried to escape by diving into a river. [VERB + into]
他企图跳入河中逃跑。
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She was standing by a pool, about to dive in.
她站在水池旁边,正要往里跳。
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Joanne had just learnt to dive. [VERB]
乔安妮刚学会跳水。
SYN plunge, drop, jump, pitch
2 VERB 潜水 If you dive, you go under the surface of the sea or a lake, using special breathing equipment. 潜水
SYN go underwater, snorkel, scuba-dive, submerge
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. (鸟或动物)俯冲,急速下扑(或下潜)
4 VERB (飞机)俯冲 If an aeroplane dives, it flies or drops down quickly and suddenly. (飞机)俯冲 [Also VERB]
SYN nose-dive, fall, plunge, crash
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. 冲向;跃向;扑向
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They dived into a taxi. [VERB prep./adv.]
他们迅速钻进一辆出租车。
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The cashier dived for cover when a gunman opened fire. [VERB prep./adv.]
出纳员在持枪歹徒开枪时冲向藏身处。
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He would dive under one obstacle, round another, and lightly step over a third. [VERB prep./adv.]
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。
SYN leap, jump, dash, bolt
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. 迅速将手伸入(包或容器中)
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. (股价、利润或数字)暴跌,骤降 [journalism]
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If we cut interest rates, the pound would dive. [VERB]
如果我们降低利率,英镑就会大幅贬值。
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Profits have dived from £7.7m to £7.1m. [V + from/to/by]
利润从770万英镑暴跌至710万英镑。
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The shares dived 22p to 338p. [VERB amount]
股票暴跌22便士,收于338便士。
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. 下等酒吧;低级夜总会 [informal, disapproval]
SYN sleazy bar, joint [slang] , nightclub, honky-tonk [US , slang]
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