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plunge
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verb /plʌndʒ/
present tense
I/you/we/theyplunge
he/she/itplunges
present participleplunging
past tenseplunged
past participleplunged
  1. 1
    [I] to fall quickly from a high position 迅速落下；跌落

    It was still dark when the helicopter plunged 500 feet into the sea. 直升机从500英尺的高度一头扎进海里的时候天还没亮。

    His car had plunged off the mountain road in heavy rain. 暴雨中，他的车跌下了山间公路。

     Synonyms and related words
    To move, or to move something downwards: fall, lower, come down...
    1. a.
      [T] to make someone or something fall quickly from a high position 使（某人或某物）迅速落下

      The wind suddenly shifted and they were both plunged off the cliff. 风突然转向，他俩都被吹下了悬崖。

       Synonyms and related words
      To move, or to move something downwards: fall, lower, come down...
    2. b.
      [I] to slope downwards suddenly 陡然向下倾斜

      Stone steps plunged down to the basement. 石头台阶陡然向下倾斜，直通向地下室。

       Synonyms and related words
      What roads, paths and areas of land do: ascend, bend, bifurcate...
       Synonyms and related words
      Slopes and sloping: slope, tilt, incline...
  2. 2
    [I] if an amount or level plunges, it suddenly becomes much lower （数量或水平）骤然降低，骤跌

    The temperature is expected to plunge below zero degrees overnight. 估计一夜之间气温会陡然下降到零度以下。

     Synonyms and related words
    To become less in size, amount or value: crater, decrease, decline...
  3. 3
    [I/T] to move quickly in an uncontrolled way, or to make someone or something move in this way （使）跌跌撞撞地冲

    He plunged towards the door and wrenched it open. 他跌跌撞撞地冲向门口，用力把门打开。

     Synonyms and related words
    To move somewhere quickly: fly, hasten, speed...
     Synonyms and related words
    To move something quickly: fling, skim, slide...
    1. a.
      [I] if a ship plunges, it moves up and down on water in an uncontrolled way （船在水中）猛烈地颠簸
       Synonyms and related words
      What ships and boats do: capsize, cast off, come about...
  4. 4
    [T] to suddenly put someone or something in a much less successful situation, or to be suddenly put in such a situation （使）（某人或某物）突然处于劣势

    A string of recent defeats has plunged the team dangerously near the bottom of the table. 最近一连串的失利使该队排名跌至榜尾附近，处境危险。

     Synonyms and related words
    To be in, or to get into a difficult situation: run out of road, suffer, undergo...

phrasal verbs

plunge
noun [C] /plʌndʒ/
singularplunge
pluralplunges
  1. 1
    a quick fall from a high position 突然下跌；坠落

    the plane's plunge into the sea 飞机一头扎进海里

     Synonyms and related words
    Movements downwards: fall, descent, plunge...
    1. a.
      a jump or dive into water 跳水；潜水
       Synonyms and related words
      General words for swimming and diving: backstroke, bathe, bathing...
  2. 2
    a sudden reduction in the amount or level of something （数量或水平的）暴跌，骤降
    plunge in :

    the plunge in oil prices 油价的暴跌

     Synonyms and related words
    Rates of decrease and the process of decreasing: decrease, reduction, decline...

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