diver
/ˈdaɪvə(r)/noun
1
- a person or animal that dives, in particular跳水者; 潜水者; 潜水的动物; 尤指:
1.1
- a person who dives as a sport跳水运动员:
an Olympic diver.
一位奥运会跳水运动员。
1.2
- a person who wears a diving suit to work under water潜水员:
a diver at the oil terminal
油港的潜水员
a police diver.
潜水警察。
1.3
- an animal that habitually dives潜水动物:
dolphins are superb divers.
海豚擅长潜水。
2
- a large diving waterbird with a sleek black or grey head, a straight pointed bill, and short legs set far back under the body. Divers breed by lakes in northern latitudes and have wailing calls. Called LOON2 in North America.潜鸟(在北美称为LOON2)。
2.1
- Family Gaviidae and genus Gavia: five species, including the great northern diver or common loon (G. immer) of both Canada and Eurasia.潜鸟科, 潜鸟属:5种, 包括加拿大和欧亚的北方巨潜鸟或普通潜鸟(拉丁名G. immer)