nosedive

1. V-I If prices, profits, or exchange rates nosedive, they suddenly fall by a large amount. (價(jià)格、利潤或匯率) 暴跌[journalism]

The value of other shares nosedived by $2.6 billion. 其他股票市值暴跌了26億美元。

2. N-SING Nosedive is also a noun. 暴跌

The bank yesterday revealed a 30 percent nosedive in profits. 該銀行昨天透露了其利潤暴跌30%。

3. V-I If something such as someone's reputation or career nosedives, it suddenly gets much worse. (聲譽(yù)) 驟降; (事業(yè)) 突然下滑[journalism]

Since the U.S. invasion the president's reputation has nosedived. 自從美國入侵以來，這位總統(tǒng)的聲譽(yù)一落千丈。

4. N-SING Nosedive is also a noun. 驟降

He told the tribunal his career had "taken a nosedive" since his dismissal last year. 他告訴法庭自從去年被解雇以來，他的職業(yè)生涯就遭受了一次直線下降。