diver

diver — 名詞

1. a person who goes underwater for enjoyment or as a job, for example searching fo

1.名詞B1
釋義

潛水員

潛入水中活動或工作的人

a person who goes underwater for enjoyment or as a job, for example searching for objects or repairing structures, usually using breathing equipment

例句

Élise trained for months to become a diver and explore the coral reefs off Thailand.

Élise 訓練了好幾個月，終於成為一名潛水員，到泰國外海的珊瑚礁探險。

collocation: become a diver

The salvage company hired a team of divers to recover lost cargo from the ship.

打撈公司雇用了一組潛水員，到沉船上找回遺失的貨物。

collocation: team of divers

同義詞
  • scuba diver

    specifically refers to a diver who uses a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba), usually for recreation or scientific work

  • frogman

    informal term for a diver who performs military or police underwater operations; less common in everyday speech

  • underwater swimmer

    describes the action rather than a profession; used in training or military contexts but rare in ordinary conversation

用法筆記

Frequently used with a preceding noun to specify the type of diver (e.g., scuba diver, rescue diver, commercial diver, competitive diver). When the context is competitive diving from a board or platform, the word diver alone is sufficient, but adding competitive or platform can prevent confusion with the underwater-work sense.

常見錯誤

❌The diver jumped into the water without any air tank.' (when meaning a competitive platform diver)
✅The competitive diver jumped off the board into the pool.
💡For sport diving from a board, the person is still called a diver; the equipment difference makes the context clear.