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nosedive

/nohz-dahyv/US // ˈnoʊzˌdaɪv //

俯冲,骤降,俯卧撑,下降

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Also nose dive .

    • : a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
    • : a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline: a time when market values were in a nosedive.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    nose·dived or nose·dove, nose·dived, nose·div·ing.Also nose-dive .

    • : to go into a nosedive: a warning that prices might nosedive.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounfall

Examples

  • The reality of the coming winter, featuring 4pm sunsets and icy temperatures, was setting in, and I worried that my motivation to go on rambling post-work walks was about to take a nosedive.

  • Oil prices took a nosedive during the peak of the pandemic, sending another warning that the industry’s standing on shaky legs.

  • As Americans stare into the threat of a deep recession, it’s no surprise lawmakers are looking to Depression-era policies to steer the economy out of its nosedive.

  • When your “portfolio” is split up like this, you won’t lose too much if a new venture takes a nosedive.

  • An existing manual penalty, also known as a manual action, took the SERP slide into a nosedive.

  • Back in the 2011 season, the Colombian crop took a nosedive, dropping from 12 million bags to 7.6 million.

  • Much the same as the rest of the world, the music industry took a nosedive in 2008.

  • Detroit broke down, the Steel Belt rusted, and bourbon whiskey took a terrifying nosedive.

  • Local newspapers in Caracas have also reported that a fishing crew witnessed the plane nosedive into the sea.

  • Whatever else you say about his policies, they halted the economic nosedive of 2008-2009.