dive

IPA(Pronunciation)

/daɪv/

Noun

slang

A jump or plunge into water. / A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance. / A downward swooping motion. / A swim under water. / A decline. / (slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.

Japanese Meaning

水に飛び込む行為（飛び込み） / 頭から飛び込むジャンプ / 急降下する動き / 水中での潜泳 / 下降、落ち込み / だらしない、評判の悪いバーやナイトクラブ（スラング）

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After breakfast, he took a daring dive into the crystal-clear lake.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

朝食後、彼は大胆な飛び込みで澄んだ湖に入った。

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Sense（1）

A jump or plunge into water.

the dive of a hawk after prey

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Sense（2）

A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.

The 24-year-old Brazilian hurdler Joao Vitor de Oliveira progressed to the Rio competition’s semi-finals by executing a Superman-style dive headfirst over the finishing line – beating South Africa’s Antonio Alkana by one hundredth of a second.

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Sense（3）

A downward swooping motion.

Sense（4）

A swim under water.

Sense（5）

A decline.

Sense（6）

(slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.

Sense（7）

(aviation) Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.

Sense（8）

(sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.

dives

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