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dived

UK //daɪvd//US //daɪvd//

词源

源自中古英语 'diven',与古英语 'dyfan'(浸入)相关,可能受到古北欧语 'dýfa' 的影响。

verb

❶ 指头部朝下快速进入水中,是 dive 的过去式和过去分词形式,描述跳水或潜入水中的动作。

“He dived into the pool to cool off.”

(他跳入泳池中凉快一下。)

“The dolphin dived deep into the ocean.”

(海豚深深地潜入了海洋中。)

❶ 比喻迅速或突然地向下移动或进入某种状态,常用于描述价格、情绪等急剧下降。

“The stock prices dived after the bad news.”

(坏消息传出后,股票价格暴跌。)

“Her spirits dived when she heard the results.”

(听到结果后,她的情绪一下子低落下来。)

同义词:plunged, jumped, descended, dropped, fell

常见短语

dived in — 形容迅速或毫不犹豫地开始做某事,通常指投入某项活动或任务。

“She dived in and started helping with the project.”

(她迅速投入并开始协助这个项目。)

dived for cover — 指迅速躲避危险或保护自己,常用于描述紧急情况下的反应。

“When the explosion happened, everyone dived for cover.”

(爆炸发生时,所有人都迅速躲避。)