dive

飛び込む

頭と腕から先に水に入るように飛び込む。

やさしい英語で： To jump into water with your head and arms going in first.

• Watch me dive!
• She dived into the lake.
• Never dive into shallow water.

使い方： dive into something (She dived into the pool.); dive off something (He dived off the low board.)

類義語： plunge

よく使う表現： dive into water, dive off something, dive in

潜る、潜水する

水面の下で泳いだり動いたりする。呼吸用の器具を使うこともある。

やさしい英語で： To swim or move below the surface of water, sometimes using equipment to breathe.

• We learned to dive last summer.
• She dived beneath the boat.
• Have you ever dived near a coral reef?

使い方： dive for something (They dive for pearls near the island.)

類義語： swim underwater, submerge

反対語： surface

よく使う表現： dive underwater, dive for something, dive near reefs

取りかかる、打ち込む

何かに強い意欲を持って勢いよく取りかかる。

やさしい英語で： To start doing something eagerly and with great energy.

• Let's dive into the work.
• She dived straight into planning the party.
• He likes to dive into new projects.

使い方： dive into something (We dived into the project immediately.)

類義語： plunge into, throw oneself into

よく使う表現： dive into something, dive straight in, dive into work

飛び込む、飛びつく

頭を前にして、地面に向かって、または何かの中へ体を投げ出す。

やさしい英語で： To throw yourself forward with your head first, toward the ground or into something.

• The goalkeeper dived to his left.
• He dived onto the grass to catch the ball.
• She dived into the soft snow.

使い方： dive for something (The goalkeeper dived for the ball.); dive into something (The dog dived into the snow.)

類義語： lunge, leap

よく使う表現： dive for something, dive into snow, dive to catch

飛び込み

普通は頭から先に水に入る跳び方。

やさしい英語で： A jump into water, usually with the head going in first.

• That was a beautiful dive.
• Her dive made almost no splash.
• He practised three dives before the competition.

使い方： a dive into something (A dive into the pool cooled him down.)

類義語： plunge

よく使う表現： take a dive, perfect dive, dive into water