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ˈdiving bell noun [countableC]
HEOa metal container that is open at the bottom and filled with air under pressure, in which people can work under water 潜水钟〔钟形金属罩,人在其中可进行水下工作〕
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diving bell• A ship that loses energy, a diving bell that gains it.• Bookcases, iron safes, furniture from the Old World, a diving bell.• A schedule 6 mixed gas diving bell.• All deep diving beyond 50 metres requires a schedule six diving bell which can carry two or three divers.