LEARNit Dictionary

dive

verb
B2+
1
B2+
to jump into water with your head and arms going in first
شیرجه زدن, به درون آب پریدن
2
B2+
to swim underwater wearing breathing equipment, collecting or looking at things
غواصی کردن, زیر آب شنا کردن
to dive for pearls
The main purpose of his holiday to Greece was to go diving.
see also diving
3
B2+
to go to a deeper level underwater
غواصی کردن, فرو رفتن
The submarine dived to avoid being seen.
The whale dived as the harpoon struck it.
4
B2+
to go steeply down through the air
شیرجه زدن, فرود سریع انجام دادن, سقوط کردن
The seagulls soared then dived.
The plane dived down to attack.
see also nosedive, crash-dive
5
B2+
to move or jump quickly in a particular direction, especially to avoid something, to try to catch a ball, etc.
شیرجه زدن, جهیدن, حرکت سریع کردن, جهش کردن
We heard an explosion and dived for cover.
The goalie dived for the ball, but missed it.
It started to rain so we dived into the nearest cafe.
He dived headlong into the ditch.
6
to fall deliberately when somebody tackles you
وانمود به سقوط کردن
7
C1+
to fall suddenly
افتادن ناگهانی, به سرعت پایین رفتن
The share price dived from 75p to an all-time low of 50p.
synonym plunge
noun
B2+
1
B2+
a jump into deep water with your head first and your arms in front of you
شیرجه, جهیدن به آب
see also swallow dive, swan dive
2
B2+
an act of going underwater and swimming there with special equipment
غواصی کردن, غواصی
a dive to a depth of 18 metres
We did a deep dive to see if we could find the wreckage.
3
B2+
an act of suddenly flying downwards
شیرجه, فرود سریع
The pilot seemed to be having difficulty in pulling out of the dive.
The plane went into a steep dive.
4
a bar, music club, etc. that is cheap, and perhaps dark or dirty
میخانه ارزان, بار ارزان
The band played in every smoky dive in town.
5
a deliberate fall that a player makes when somebody tackles them
افتادن ساختگی, زمین خوردن عمدی, شبیه‌سازی خطا
Kane's dive won England a penalty.