skin diving
B1
the sport or action of jumping into water, especially with your head and arms going in first: （运动）跳水;潜水
She won an Olympic gold medal for diving when she was only 13.
the dangers of cliff diving
 
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He took part in a recent underwater archaeology project which involved thousands of hours of diving.
Her aching ears are a painful legacy from decades of diving.
In cave diving, unlike in open-water diving, you can quickly lose your bearings and get into trouble.
The coastline has many beautiful natural inlets with water deep enough for diving.
Some people are better suited to team sports, some prefer diving and swimming, and some prefer track.
Most of our medals came in table tennis, diving, badminton, and gymnastics.

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divingnoun[U] (FOOTBALL)

in football, the act of deliberately falling to the ground without another player causing you to fall, in order to try to win a penalty or free kick unfairly: 假摔
He has been repeatedly booked for diving.

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diving | American Dictionary

diving
noun[ U ]
us/ˈdɑɪ·vɪŋ/
an activity in which people jump head first into water, or move down under the water with special breathing equipment:
deep-sea diving