/daɪv ||; daɪv/verb [I] (
past tense dived (
US also 美亦作)
dove /dəʊv
||; dov/
past participle dived)
1 dive (off/from sth) (into sth);dive in to jump into water with your arms and head first 跳水: In Acapulco, men dive off the cliffs into the sea. 阿卡普尔科的男人喜欢从悬崖跃进海里。A passer-by dived in and saved the drowning man. 一个过路人跳进水里救起那溺水的男子。 ☞picture at sport 见sport插图
2 to swim under the surface of the sea, a lake, etc 潜入水中；潜水: people diving for pearls 下海采珍珠的人们I'm hoping to go diving on holiday. 我假期里想去潜水。
3 to move quickly and suddenly downwards 快速向下移动；扑去；俯冲: He dived under the table and hid there. 他迅速钻到桌子下面躲起来。The goalkeeper dived to save the penalty. 守门员扑过去救那个罚球。
dive into sth to put your hand quickly into a pocket or bag in order to find or get sth 把手迅速伸入口袋或包中（以寻找或拿取东西）:
She dived into her bag and brought out an old photograph. 她把手探进提包，取出一张旧照片。