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plunge

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近义词down drop fall dive plummet

n. 投入；跳进
vi. 突然地下降；投入；陷入；跳进
vt. 使陷入；使投入；使插入

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词态变化

第三人称单数: plunges;过去式: plunged;过去分词: plunged;现在分词: plunging;

助记提示

1. 谐音“扑浪急、扑浪季”---扑浪、跳水的好季节。
2. plumb => plunge: 该词原先的含义是测试水深的铅锤或者用铅锤将渔网拉入水中。

中文词源

plunge 插入，猛倾，暴跌，前冲，跳水

来自古法语plongier,浸入，沉入，跳水，来自拉丁语plumbum,铅，铅球，词源同plumb.其原义为用铅垂线测水深，引申词义前冲，跳水，比喻义猛倾，暴跌，比较plummet.

英英释意

1. a brief swim in water

2. a steep and rapid fall

英文词源

plunge: plunge: see plumb
plunge (v.): late 14c., "to put or thrust violently into," also intransitive, from Old French plongier "plunge, sink into; plunge into, dive in" (mid-12c., Modern French plonger), from Vulgar Latin *plumbicare "to heave the lead," from Latin plumbum "lead" (see plumb (n.)). Original notion perhaps is of a sounding lead or a fishing net weighted with lead. Related: Plunged; plunging. Plunging neckline attested from 1949.
plunge (n.): c. 1400, "deep pool," from plunge (v.). From late 15c. as "a sudden pitch forward;" meaning "act of plunging" is from 1711. Figurative use in take the plunge "commit oneself" is from 1845, from earlier noun sense of "point of being in trouble or danger" (1530s).

同义词辨析

immerse, dip, duck, plunge, submerge

这些动词均有"沉浸，浸入"之意。

immerse：侧重全部被液体所覆盖，也可用于比喻意义。

dip：指部分地、暂时地或轻微地放进液体，多暗示一种谨慎或试探性的动作。

duck：指把头伸进水中，或指游泳时开玩笑地把一个人的头按入水中。

plunge：暗示迅速而有力的动作，但浸入不一定很深。

submerge：指长时间的完全浸入、潜入，强调浸入液体深层。

考试真题

The reasons behind the plunge of oil prices.

The implication is a sharp decline in global trade, which has plunged partly because oilproducing nations can't afford to import as much as they used to.

People the world over are afraid of a further plunge in oil prices.

Economist Carl Weinberg believes the negative effects of plunging oil prices are overwhelming the positive effects of cheaper oil.

And a number of oil-producing countries are trimming their gasoline subsidies and raising taxes, so the net savings for global consumers is not as big as the oil price plunge might suggest.

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While Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday all saw record spending online, in-store sales plunged over the holiday weekend.

The fact is job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into parttime employment in almost all industries has soared.

In the beginning of the movie I, Robot, a robot has to decide whom to save after two cars plunge into the water— Del Spooner or a child.

After Pickwick, Dickens plunged into a bleaker world.

词组搭配

take the plunge

(informal)commit oneself to a course of action about which one is nervous

(非正式)冒险尝试

take the plunge【非正式用语】

To begin an unfamiliar venture, especially after hesitating

冒险，采取断然行动，结婚：开始进行一次不熟悉的冒险，尤其是在踌躇一阵之后

After a three-year engagement, they're finally taking the plunge.
订婚三年后，最终他们结婚了

实用场景例句

She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death.: 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

The earthquake plunged entire towns over the edge of the cliffs.: 地震将整座整座的城镇掀到悬崖之下。

Stock markets plunged at the news of the coup.: 政变的消息一传来，股票市场便暴跌。

The track plunged down into the valley.: 小路陡然而下，直插山谷。

The horse plunged and reared.: 马猛然跃起，用后腿直立。

(figurative)His heart plunged (= because of a strong emotion) .: 他的心怦怦乱跳。

The pool was declared open and eager swimmers plunged in.: 游泳池刚刚宣布开门，游泳的人就急切地跳入池中。

She was about to plunge into her story when the phone rang.: 她刚要开始大谈她的经历，电话响了。

He's always plunging in at the deep end (= becoming involved in difficult situations without being well enough prepared) .: 他总是贸然行动，屡屡卷入困境。

She plunged the knife deep into his chest.: 她把刀子深深地刺进他的胸膛。

The country plunged deeper into recession.: 那个国家进一步陷入经济萧条之中。

The news plunged them into deep depression.: 这条消息立即使他们深感沮丧。

There was a flash of lightning and the house was plunged into darkness .: 雷电闪过，房子陷入一片黑暗之中。

The calm water ends there and the river begins a headlong plunge.: 平静的河水突然中断，开始奔腾直泻而下。

a dramatic plunge in profits: 利润锐减

The company is planning a deeper plunge into the commercial market.: 这家公司正计划进一步投入商业市场。

He took the plunge into the deep end.: 他跳入深水区。

She went for a plunge.: 她去游泳了。

At least 50 people died when a bus plunged into a river...: 一辆公共汽车栽进河里，造成至少50人丧生。

He ran down the steps to the pool terrace and plunged in.: 他跑下台阶来到泳池露台，纵身跳进池里。

A soldier plunged a bayonet into his body...: 一名士兵将刺刀插进了他的身体。

She plunged her face into a bowl of cold water...: 她把脸扎进一盆凉水里。

The government's political and economic reforms threaten to plunge the country into chaos...: 政府的政治和经济改革可能会使国家陷入混乱局面。

8,000 homes were plunged into darkness as electricity cables crashed down...: 由于电缆损毁，8,000户家庭顿时落入一片黑暗之中。

The two men plunged into discussion...: 两位男士立即投入到讨论中。

The prince should be plunged into work...: 王子应该积极参与工作。

His weight began to plunge...: 他的体重开始锐减。

The Pound plunged to a new low on the foreign exchange markets yesterday...: 昨天在外汇市场上英镑骤跌至新低。

If you have been thinking about buying shares, now could be the time to take the plunge.: 如果你一直在考虑购买股票，现在或许是采取行动的最好时机。

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