nose-dive

英['nəʊzˌdaɪv] 美['noʊzˌdaɪv]
  • v. 俯冲;暴跌
  • n. 俯冲;暴跌
nose-diver nose-dived/nose-dove nose-dived/nose-dove nose-diving nose-dives
名词 nose dive:
  1. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

  2. a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline

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

1. Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication.
露西的冷淡与世故使得巴里十分不快。

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2. He had had a fight with Smith and bloodied his nose.
他和史密斯打了一架,把后者的鼻子打出了血。

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3. She wrinkled her nose, piqued by his total lack of enthusiasm.
她皱皱鼻子,为他毫无热情而感到不快。

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4. If you kept your nose clean, you had a job for life.
如果你规规矩矩,就可以一辈子都捧着这个饭碗。

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5. She even had plastic surgery to change the shape of her nose.
为改变鼻子的形状,她甚至接受了整形手术。

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    用作动词 (v.)
    1. The share price nose-dived after the chairman being arrested.
      董事长被捕后股票暴跌。

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