plunge
- IPA[plʌn(d)ʒ]
英式
- jump or dive quickly and energetically；fall suddenly and uncontrollably
- an act of jumping or diving into water；a swift and drastic fall in value or amount
verb: plunge, 3rd person present: plunges, gerund or present participle: plunging, past tense: plunged, past participle: plunged
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動詞
- 1. jump or dive quickly and energetically our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea 同義詞
- ▪ fall suddenly and uncontrollably a car swerved to avoid a bus and plunged into a ravine 同義詞
- ▪ embark impetuously on a speech or course of action he came to a decision, and plunged on before he had time to reconsider it
- ▪ suffer a rapid decrease in value shares in the company plunged 18p on news that profits had fallen 同義詞
- ▪ (of a ship) pitch the ship plunged through the 20-foot seas 同義詞
- ▪ (of a horse) rear violently the frightened horse plunged and bolted
- 2. push or thrust quickly he plunged his hands into his pockets 同義詞
- ▪ quickly immerse in liquid to peel fruit, cover with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water 同義詞
- ▪ suddenly bring into a specified condition or state for a moment the scene was illuminated, then it was plunged back into darkness 同義詞
- ▪ sink (a pot containing a plant) in the ground pot up and plunge spring-flowering bulbs
名詞
- 1. an act of jumping or diving into water fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge 同義詞
- ▪ a swift and drastic fall in value or amount the central bank declared a 76% plunge in its profits 同義詞
- a deep basin excavated at the foot of a waterfall by the action of the falling water.
Oxford Dictionary
- a deep basin excavated at the foot of a waterfall by the action of the falling water.
Oxford American Dictionary
- an electric saw with a projecting blade that can make precision cuts by plunging into dense ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- commit oneself to a course of action about which one is nervous
Oxford Dictionary
- commit oneself to a course of action about which one is nervous
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[plənj]
美式
- jump or dive quickly and energetically: our daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea
- an act of jumping or diving into water: we went straight from the sauna to take a cold plunge
Oxford American Dictionary
