nosedive

英 [ˈnəʊzdaɪv]

美 [ˈnoʊzdaɪv]

n.  急剧下降; 急转直下; 暴跌; (飞行器的)俯冲
v.  骤降; 急剧下跌; 暴跌; 俯冲

过去式：nosedived　过去分词：nosedived　复数：nosedives　现在分词：nosediving　第三人称单数：nosedives　

BNC.41568 / COCA.27607

牛津词典

noun

• 急剧下降；急转直下；暴跌
  a sudden steep fall or drop; a situation where sth suddenly becomes worse or begins to fail
  1. Oil prices took a nosedive in the crisis.
     危机期间，石油价格暴跌。
  2. These policies have sent the construction industry into an abrupt nosedive.
     这些政策使得建筑业的形势急转直下。
• （飞行器的）俯冲
  the sudden sharp fall of an aircraft towards the ground with its front part pointing down

verb

• 骤降；急剧下跌；暴跌
  to fall suddenly
  1. Building costs have nosedived.
     建筑费用猛跌下来。
• 俯冲
  to fall suddenly with the front part pointing towards the ground

柯林斯词典

• VERB (价格、利润或汇率)暴跌，急剧下降
  If prices, profits, or exchange ratesnosedive, they suddenly fall by a large amount.
  1. The value of other shares nosedived by £2.6 billion.
     其他股票市值暴跌26亿英镑。
  2. Nosediveis also a noun.
     
  3. The bank yesterday revealed a 30 per cent nosedive in profits.
     该银行昨天透露其利润骤降30％。
• VERB (名声或事业)一落千丈，急转直下
  If something such as someone's reputation or careernosedives, it suddenly gets much worse.
  1. Since the US invasion the president's reputation has nosedived.
     自美国入侵以来，总统的声望一落千丈。
  2. Nosediveis also a noun.
     
  3. He told the tribunal his career had 'taken a nosedive' since his dismissal last year.
     他告诉仲裁委员会，自去年被解雇以来，他的职业生涯就陷入了低谷。

英英释义

noun

• a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
  Synonym:divenose dive
• a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline
  1. the stock took a nosedive

verb

• plunge nose first

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