nosedive

英 ['nəʊzdaɪv] 美 ['noʊzdaɪv]

• n. (飞机)俯冲；暴跌
• v. 俯冲；暴跌

英英释义

Noun:

1. a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline;

   "the stock took a nosedive"
   

2. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

Verb:

1. plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The plane went into a nosedive.
   飞机开始俯冲。
2. Oil prices took a nosedive in the crisis.
   危机期间，石油价格暴跌。

用作动词 (v.)

1. It is said by the specialists that the Japanese yen would nosedive further.
   据专家分析说，今后日元还将持续暴跌。

近反义词

【近义词】

• dive 潜水
• tailspin (飞机)尾螺旋...
• spin (使)旋转
• spiral 螺旋
• descent 下降
• fall 落下
• plunge 使投入
• nose dive 垂直俯冲