diving

Compared meaning: diving into water (noun).

比较义项：跳水（名词）。

• dive

  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 本词

  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。