nose·dive
noun/ˈnəʊzdaɪv/
/ˈnəʊzdaɪv/
[singular]- a sudden steep fall or drop; a situation where something suddenly becomes worse or begins to fail
急剧下降；急转直下；暴跌 - Oil prices took a nosedive in the crisis.
危机期间，石油价格暴跌。 - These policies have sent the construction industry into an abrupt nosedive.
这些政策使得建筑业的形势急转直下。 - Her spirits took a sudden nosedive after her husband’s death.
丈夫去世后，她的情绪突然暴跌。 - Stock markets have crashed in the biggest nosedive this century.
股市遭遇本世纪最大的暴跌。
- Oil prices took a nosedive in the crisis.
- the sudden sharp fall of an aircraft towards the ground with its front part pointing down
（飞行器的）俯冲 - The pilot put the plane into a nosedive.
飞行员使飞机急速下降。
- The pilot put the plane into a nosedive.