释义 |
Aqua-Lung noun[ C ] trademarkuk /ˈæk.wə.lʌŋ/ us /ˈæk.wə.lʌŋ/ a brand name for a container of air that you carry on your back while swimming under the surface of the water, with a tube taking air to your mouth or nose to allow you to breathe(潜水者背负的)水肺,水中呼吸器 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Swimming anchor anchorman aquatics back dive backstroke bathing bellyflop cannonball dip dive diving pearl diver skin diving skin-diver skinny-dipping splash pad splash park swallow dive swan dive webbed
Diving suits were the most popular and useful form of diving until the invention in 1945 of the Aqua-Lung by the French engineer Emile Gagnan and the French underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau. The Aqua-Lung was a tank of air with a mask that allowed divers complete freedom of movement. |