plunge
/plʌndʒ/
v. / n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
猛冲;跳入;暴跌;猛跳;骤降
释义与例句
v.
猛冲;跳入;暴跌
to move or fall suddenly and with force
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He plunged into the swimming pool.
他猛地跳入游泳池。
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Share prices plunged after the announcement.
公告发布后股价暴跌。
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The car plunged off the cliff.
汽车猛地冲下悬崖。
n.
猛跳;骤降
a sudden move downwards or into something
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She took a plunge into the cold sea.
她猛地跳进冰冷的海里。
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The market suffered a sharp plunge.
市场出现了急剧下跌。
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He decided to take the plunge and start his own business.
他决定冒险一试,自己创业。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
pl(扑)+ unge → 扑进去 → 跳入。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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plunger 活塞;疏通器由 plunge 派生的名词,表示进行推压动作的工具。
同义词
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dive 跳水;俯冲dive 多指有意地跳水或俯冲,动作较优雅;plunge 强调突然、猛烈地冲入。The children dived into the lake. 孩子们跳进湖里。
反义词
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rise 上升;上涨rise 表示上升,与 plunge 所指的暴跌形成反义。Prices are expected to rise next month. 预计下个月价格会上涨。
常见搭配
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plunge into 跳入;陷入He plunged into the river to save the child. 他跳进河里去救那个孩子。
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take the plunge 冒险尝试After years of hesitation, she took the plunge and moved abroad. 犹豫多年后,她毅然决定移居国外。
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plunge down 猛然落下The bird plunged down to catch the fish. 鸟猛然俯冲下来抓鱼。