dive
- v. 跳水, 潜入
- v. 俯冲, 暴跌
- n. 跳水
- n. 廉价酒吧, 下等酒馆
- Definition
- v. to jump or swim down into water headfirst
- v. to plunge or fall steeply downwards
- n. an act of jumping or swimming down into water
- n. a cheap, disreputable nightclub or bar
- Example
- The children love to dive into the cool lake.
- 孩子们喜欢一头扎进清凉的湖水里。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: diving into water (noun).
比较义项：跳水（名词）。
- dive 本词
Dive refers to a single, specific instance of jumping into water; it is countable and often describes one performance or technique, as in a competition.
dive指一次具体的跳水动作，是可数名词，常用来描述某一次跳水的技巧或表现，比如比赛中的一跳。
Her dive from the three-meter board earned high marks from the judges.
她从三米跳板上完成的那一跳，赢得了裁判的高分。
- diving
Diving refers to the sport or activity as a whole, is uncountable, and can also mean swimming underwater, not just a single jump.
diving指跳水或潜水这项运动或活动整体，是不可数名词，也可以表示在水下游泳，而不仅仅是一次跳跃动作。
They went diving near the coral reef during their vacation.
他们在假期去珊瑚礁附近潜水。
Dive and diving are close in meaning. Dive is countable and describes one specific jump into water, often in a competition. Diving is uncountable and names the sport or activity itself; it can also mean swimming underwater, a meaning dive does not have.
这两个词在“跳水”这个意义上很接近，但dive通常指一次具体的跳水动作（可数名词，强调单次动作或跳水姿势），而diving指跳水或潜水这项运动或活动本身（不可数名词），还可以表示潜入水下游泳，这一用法dive不具备。