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| 1 | to jump into water with your head first and with your arms stretched out in front of you 跳水 |
| He hesitated for a second and then dived. 他犹豫片刻之后跳进水里。 |
| +into/in Paul dived into the pool. 保罗跳进了池里。 |
| Don’ t dive in without looking! 不要连看也不看就往里跳。 |
| +off She dived off the top board. 她从最高的跳板跳下水。 |
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| 2 | to swim underwater , usually using special equipment so that you can breathe （通常指使用呼吸设备的）潜水 |
| go diving We both went diving when we were on holiday . 我们两人放假时都去潜水了。 |
| +for young men diving for pearls 潜水采珍珠的年轻人 |
| | 2a | to move downwards through water 下潜 | | She dived down to the floor of the pool. 她下潜到池底。 | |
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| 3 | to move quickly and suddenly towards the ground from the air 俯冲 |
| The plane dived to the ground. 飞机向地面俯冲。 |
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| 4 | to lose value very quickly 迅速贬值 |
| Earnings per share dived from 24.5p to 14.6p. 每股的盈利从24.5便士暴跌到14.6便士。 |
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| 5 | to jump sideways or forwards , so that your body moves towards the ground 侧扑；向前扑 |
| Jones dived on the ball a metre from the line. 琼斯在离球门线一米的地方向球扑去。 |
| | 5a | to move very quickly in a particular direction or into a particular position , especially to avoid something （尤指为躲避某物而）快速向某方向移动，迅速冲向 | | He dived out of the way, reaching for his gun. 他迅速闪开，伸手去掏枪。 | | They dived into a doorway. 他们迅速朝门口冲去。 | |
| | 5b | if a player dives, they deliberately fall to the ground in order to pretend that an opponent has made them fall （运动员）佯倒，假摔 | |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌdive ˈin |
| PHRASAL VB INFORMAL |
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| 1 | to start doing something in a very enthusiastic way 全身心投入；潜心钻研 | Sometimes you’ ve just got to take a chance and dive in. 有时候你得试着全身心投入。 | |
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| 2 | to start eating in a very enthusiastic way 开始大吃 | Food’ s on the table, just dive in! 食物都放在桌上了，痛痛快快吃吧！ | |
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