dive
US: /ˈdaɪv/
UK: /dˈaɪv/
UK: /dˈaɪv/
English Vietnamese dictionary
dive /daiv/
- danh từ
- sự nhảy lao đầu xuống (nước...); sự lặn
- (hàng không) sự đâm bổ xuống, sự bổ nhào xuống (máy bay)
- (hàng hải) sự lặn (tàu ngầm)
- sự vụt biến mất, sự vụt lao biến đi
- sự thọc tay vào túi
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) quán rượu chui (nơi lui tới của bọn vô lại...)
- chỗ ẩn náu (của bọn lưu manh
- cửa hàng ở tầng hầm (thường bán một số hàng đặc biệt)
- an oyster dive: cửa hàng bán sò ở tầng hầm
- nội động từ
- nhảy lao đầu xuống (nước...); lặn
- (hàng không) đâm bổ xuống, bổ nhào xuống (máy bay)
- (hàng hải) lặn (tàu ngầm)
- lặn xuống thình lình, chìm xuống thình lình; vụt lao biến đi, vụt biến mất
- to dive into the bushes: thình lình biến mất trong bụi rậm
- (+ into) thọc tay vào (túi, nước...)
- to dive into one's pocket: thọc tay vào túi
- (+ into) chìm đắm vào, mải mê vào, đi sâu vào (công việc nghiên cứu cái gì...)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb (dived, dived, AmE also dove dived) [V]
jump into water
1 ~ (from / off sth) (into sth)
~ (in) to jump into water with your head and arms going in first: We dived into the river to cool off. + He dived off the bridge. + Sam walked to the deep end of the pool and dived in.
underwater
2 (usually go diving) to swim underwater wearing breathing equipment, collecting or looking at things: to dive for pearls + The main purpose of his holiday to Greece was to go diving.
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3 to go to a deeper level underwater: The submarine dived to avoid being seen. + The whale dived as the harpoon struck it.
of birds / aircraft
4 to go steeply down through the air: The seagulls soared then dived. + The plane dived down to attack.
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of prices
5 to fall suddenly: The share price dived from 49p to an all-time low of 40p.
move / jump / fall
6 [+adv./prep.] ~ (for sth) (informal) to move or jump quickly in a particular direction, especially to avoid sth, to try to catch a ball, etc: We heard an explosion and dived for cover (= got into a place where we would be protected). + The goalie dived for the ball, but missed it. + It started to rain so we dived into the nearest cafe.
7 (BrE) (in football) to fall deliberately when sb TACKLES you, so that the REFEREE awards a FOUL
Phrasal Verbs: dive into sth (informal) to put your hand quickly into sth such as a bag or pocket: She dived into her bag and took out a couple of coins.
+ noun
jump into water
1 a jump into deep water with your head first and your arms in front of you: a spectacular high dive (= from high above the water)
underwater
2 an act of going underwater and swimming there with special equipment: a dive to a depth of 18 metres
of birds / aircraft
3 an act of suddenly flying downwards
bar / club
4 (informal) a bar, music club, etc. that is cheap, and perhaps dark or dirty: The band played in every smoky dive in town.
Idioms: make a dive (for sth) to suddenly move or jump forward to do sth or reach sb/sth: The goalkeeper made a dive for the ball. + Paul made a dive for the fridge to get a drink.
take a dive (informal) to suddenly get worse: Profits really took a dive last year.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 plunge, nosedive, sound, descend, dip, submerge, go under, sink; jump, leap, duck; swoop, plummet:
The submarine dived at once.
n.
2 plunge, nosedive:
The plane went into a dive.
3 bar, saloon, nightclub, bistro, club, Colloq nightspot, Slang joint, US dump, honky-tonk, juke-joint:
He met the woman in a dive in Limehouse.
Collocation dictionary
1 of an aircraft
ADJ.
steep, vertical | gentle, shallow | spiral
VERB + DIVE
go into
The plane went into a steep dive.
| pull out of
The pilot seemed to be having difficulty in pulling out of the dive.
2 move/jump/fall
ADJ.
headlong, nose
(also
nosedive)
(both often figurative) The economy is on a headlong dive to disaster. His acting career took a nosedive and he turned to drink for solace.
| sudden | running
She made a running dive to get across the crevasse.
VERB + DIVE
make, take
She made a dive for the door. He took a dive in the penalty area and won his team a controversial penalty. (figurative) The market is volatile and profits could take a dive.
PREP.
~ for
There would be a dive for the bar as soon as the show finished.
Concise English dictionary
dove|dives|dived|divingdaɪv
noun
+a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
+a headlong plunge into water
+a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
verb
+drop steeply
+plunge into water
+swim under water
