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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Diva \Di"va\ (d[=e]"v[.a]), n.; It. pl. {Dive} (d[=e]"v[=a]).
   [It., prop. fem. of divo divine, L. divus.]
   A prima donna.

Dive \Dive\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dived}, colloq. {Dove}, a
   relic of the AS. strong forms de['a]f, dofen; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Diving}.] [OE. diven, duven, AS. d?fan to sink, v. t., fr.
   d?fan, v. i.; akin to Icel. d?fa, G. taufen, E. dip, deep,
   and perh. to dove, n. Cf. {Dip}.]
   1. To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body
      under, or deeply into, water or other fluid.

            It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men
            have dived for them.                  --Whately.

   Note: The colloquial form dove is common in the United States
         as an imperfect tense form.

               All [the walruses] dove down with a tremendous
               splash.                            --Dr. Hayes.

               When closely pressed it [the loon] dove . . . and
               left the young bird sitting in the water. --J.
                                                  Burroughs.

   2. Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject,
      question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
      --South.

Dive \Dive\, v. t.
   1. To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.
      [Obs.] --Hooker.

   2. To explore by diving; to plunge into. [R.]

            The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of fame. --Denham.

            He dives the hollow, climbs the steeps. --Emerson.

Dive \Dive\, n.
   1. A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who
      dives, literally or figuratively.

   2. A place of low resort. [Slang]

            The music halls and dives in the lower part of the
            city.                                 --J.
                                                  Hawthorne.

資料來源 : WordNet®

dive
     See {diva}
     [also: {dove}]

diva
     n : a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic
         star [syn: {prima donna}]
     [also: {dive} (pl)]

dive
     n 1: a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall [syn: {honkytonk}]
     2: a headlong plunge into water [syn: {diving}]
     3: a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft [syn: {nose dive}]
     [also: {dove}]

dive
     v 1: drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [syn: {plunge}, {plunk}]
     2: plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into
        the pool"
     3: swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking
        for shells"
     [also: {dove}]