nosedive 的音标为英 /ˈnəʊzdaɪv/、美 /ˈnoʊzdaɪv/，既是动词也是名词，核心含义是“急剧下降”，可描述物理俯冲或抽象事物的暴跌、恶化。

核心释义

动词：指飞机等“俯冲”，或价格、数值、声誉等“暴跌；急剧恶化”。

名词：表示“（飞机的）俯冲”“（价格、状况等的）骤降；一落千丈”。

用法与搭配

描述价格/数值暴跌

常用搭配：take a nosedive（急剧下降）、nosedive to...（暴跌至…）。

例：The bank revealed a 30% nosedive in profits.（银行利润暴跌30%）。

描述声誉/状况恶化

可用于抽象概念如职业生涯、口碑等的“突然下滑”。

例：After the scandal, her reputation nosedived.（丑闻曝光后，她的声誉一落千丈）。

描述物理俯冲

指飞机等“头部朝下急速下降”。

例：The plane nosedived and crashed into the ocean.（飞机俯冲坠入大海）。

例句

油价在危机期间暴跌：Oil prices took a nosedive in the crisis.

自明星球员受伤后，球队表现一落千丈：The team’s performance nosedived after their star player got injured.

飞机突然俯冲，引发乘客恐慌：The plane suddenly went into a nosedive, causing panic among passengers.

公司股价一周内持续暴跌：The company’s stock prices have been in a nosedive for the past week.

他的职业生涯自解雇后急剧下滑：His career took a nosedive since his dismissal.

入冬第一天，气温骤降：The thermometer took a nosedive on the first day of winter.

由于激烈竞争，他的生意一落千丈：Due to keen competition, his business took a nose dive.

飞机引擎爆炸后开始俯冲：One engine exploded, causing the aircraft to nosedive.

房价毫无预警地暴跌：House prices nosedived without warning.

该政策导致建筑业急剧衰退：These policies sent the construction industry into a nosedive.

常见短语

take a nosedive：急剧下降；一落千丈（例：Her popularity took a nosedive after the incident.）

go into a nosedive：陷入暴跌/俯冲状态（例：The stock market went into a nosedive.）

nosedive to an all-time low：暴跌至历史最低点

无论是描述股价崩盘、飞机俯冲，还是个人事业的突然下滑，nosedive 都能精准传达“快速、猛烈的下降趋势”。它在财经报道、新闻标题中尤为常见，如外媒曾用“pull Boeing out of its nosedive”比喻“拯救波音于危机”。你还能用它形容什么场景？考试分数、手机电量，还是某部剧的口碑？