单词 | nosedive |
释义 | nosediveWord family adjectivenosednoselessnoseynounnosernosinessnosingnosebagnosebandnosebleednosebleedingnosedivenose jobnosepiecenoseadverbnosily Airnose·dive1 /ˈnəʊzdaɪv $ ˈnoʊz-/ noun [countableC] 1 BLESSa sudden very large fall in the price, value, or condition of something 〔价格、价值或状况的〕急降,猛跌 The pound took a nosedive on the foreign exchange market today. 英镑今天在外汇交易市场上出现暴跌。 The economy went into a nosedive. 经济形势急转直下。 2 TTAa sudden steep drop made by a plane with its front end pointing towards the ground 〔飞机的〕垂直俯冲 Everyone screamed as the plane suddenly went into a nosedive. 飞机突然垂直俯冲,大家都尖叫起来。 Examples from the Corpus nosedive• I was off-balance, falling forward, lurching with giant strides, certain that the next step would end in a nosedive.• The plane suddenly went into a nosedive.• The Cfund, for that one month, took a nosedive.• The world's stock markets crash in the biggest nosedive since 1929.• There is surely a new formula here for those who wish to break out of the global environmental nosedive. took a nosedive• The dollar took a nosedive early in trading today.• The Cfund, for that one month, took a nosedive. Airnosedive2 verb [intransitiveI] 1 BLESSif a price, value, or condition of something nosedives, it suddenly goes down or gets much worse 〔价格、价值或状况〕急降,猛跌 SYN plummet Sales have nosedived since January. 自1月份以来销售额骤降。 2. TTAif a plane nosedives, it drops suddenly and steeply with its front end pointing towards the ground 〔飞机〕垂直俯冲 From Longman Business Dictionary nosedivenose·dive /ˈnəʊzdaɪvˈnoʊz-/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if sales, exports, shares etc nosedive, their value or number falls suddenly and by a large amount In Hong Kong, stocks nosedived in active trading. The corporate banking unit’s profit nosedived 74%, to $20 million. —nosedive noun [countableC] The U.S. currency began its nosedive late in the morning. |
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