plunges

英 [ˈplʌndʒɪz]

美 [ˈplʌndʒɪz]

v.  使突然前冲(或下落); 暴跌; 骤降; 突降; 陡峭地向下倾斜
plunge的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （尤指向水中）纵身投入，一头进入
  If something or someoneplungesin a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Plungeis also a noun.
     
  4. ...a plunge into cold water.
     一头跳入冰冷的水中
• VERB 将…投入；将…插入；将…刺进
  If youplungean objectintosomething, you push it quickly or violently into it.
  1. A soldier plunged a bayonet into his body...
     一名士兵将刺刀插进了他的身体。
  2. She plunged her face into a bowl of cold water...
     她把脸扎进一盆凉水里。
  3. I plunged in my knife and fork.
     我插入了刀叉。
• V-ERG （使）突然陷入；（使）突然遭受
  If a person or thingis plunged intoa particular state or situation, or if theyplunge intoit, they are suddenly in that state or situation.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Eddy finds himself plunged into a world of brutal violence...
     埃迪发现自己被抛入了一个野蛮、暴力的世界。
  4. The economy is plunging into recession.
     经济正陷入萧条。
  5. Plungeis also a noun.
     
  6. That peace often looked like a brief truce before the next plunge into war.
     那种和平看起来常常像是再次陷入战争前的短暂休战。
• V-ERG （使）投身；（使）突然开始从事
  If youplunge intoan activity orare plunged intoit, you suddenly get very involved in it.
  1. The two men plunged into discussion...
     两位男士立即投入到讨论中。
  2. The prince should be plunged into work...
     王子应该积极参与工作。
  3. Take the opportunity to plunge yourself into your career.
     抓住机会投身到事业中去。
  4. Plungeis also a noun.
     
  5. His sudden plunge into the field of international diplomacy is a major surprise.
     他突然投身国际外交界是一大意外。
• VERB 骤降；猛跌
  If an amount or rateplunges, it decreases quickly and suddenly.
  1. His weight began to plunge...
     他的体重开始锐减。
  2. 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。
  3. Shares have plunged from £17 to £7.55...
     股票已从17英镑骤跌至7.55英镑。
  4. The bank's profits plunged by 87 per cent...
     银行的利润骤降了87%。
  5. Its net profits plunged 73% last year.
     去年，它的净利猛跌了73%。
  6. Plungeis also a noun.
     
  7. Japan's banks are in trouble because of bad loans and the stock market plunge.
     日本银行因呆账和股市暴跌而陷入困境。
• See also:plunging
• PHRASE 决定冒险尝试；采取断然行动
  If youtake the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• Of course, seeing him jump off the top of the stairs in an attempt to prove his reality also plunges the viewer into a deep depression as well.
  而巴斯从楼梯顶跳下来妄图证明自己真实存那个场景在也同样把观众的心拖入了谷底。
• The captive elephant, still roped to a tree, plunges and screams every time a man approaches, and for several days will probably refuse all food through anger and fear.
  捕来拴在树上的大象，每当有人走近它时，就会向前猛冲并发出尖叫，甚至一连几天由于愤怒和恐惧而拒绝进食。
• If the stock market plunges and you own shares on margin, you could receive a margin call from your broker, asking that you add more cash or securities to your account.
  如果股市下跌，而你拥有通过保证金购买的股票，你就会收到经纪商追加保证金的要求，让你向帐户中追加资金或是股票。
• By contrast, as long as you make your mortgage payments, your neighborhood mortgage banker can't force you to cough up more cash or sell your home, no matter how far your home's price plunges.
  与此不同的是，只要你偿还抵押贷款，银行就不能强迫你追加现金或是卖出你的房屋，不管你的房价已经下跌了多少。
• He fills the Basin with water, plunges his hands in, and draws them out again quickly, roaring with pain.
  他把脸盆放满了水，把手一下子放进去，又很快地拿出来，疼得直叫。
• He plunges his sword right into the heart of his enemy.
  他将利剑直刺敌人胸膛。
• From the point of yonder rolling cloud I plunge into my past being, and revel there as the sun-burnt Indian plunges headlong into the wave that wafts him to his native shore.
  望着从远处飘来的浓云，我陷入了关于过去的沉思，陶醉其中，如晒黑的印第安人不顾一切地扎进带他们回家的海浪一样。
• The captive elephant, still roped to a tree, plunges and screams every time a man approaches
  捕来拴在树上的大象，每当有人走近它时，就会向前猛冲并发出尖叫
• Plunges and screams every time a man approaches, We rushed forward and engaged them in bayonet charges.
  就会向前猛冲并发出尖叫，我们冲向前去和他们拼刺刀。
• It plunges straight into the current debate, but does not discuss in any depth the purpose of banking.
  该委员会直接参与到当前的辩论之中，却丝毫没有论及银行业的职能。