plunge

[plʌndʒ]

v.使投入, 跳入, 栽进
n.投入, 跳入
n.(泳池)深水区

vt.

1. 使投入; 将……插入; 将……刺进; 使突然前倾[O]

He plunged his sword right into the heart of his enemy.

他将利剑直刺敌人胸膛。

2. 使陷入, 使遭受[O]

A power failure plunged the house into darkness.

断电使房子陷入一片黑暗之中。

vi.

1. 投(入); 跳(入); 冲[Q]

The boys plunged into the river to swim.

男孩们跳入河里游泳。

2. 陷(入)[Q]

She plunged deep into thought.

她陷入沉思。

3. 下降, 急降; (道路等)陡峭地下倾

Since then prices have plunged.

从那时起, 价格猛跌。

4. (船只)颠簸; (马等)猛烈前冲

The ship plunged about in the storm.

那艘船在风暴中前后颠簸。

5. (女衣领口)开得很低

n.[U]

1. 跳入, 冲进[S]

2. 猛跌, 骤降

Prices started a downward plunge.

价格开始猛跌。

3. 开始从事; 突然开始

4. 猛冲; (船的)颠簸

词形变化

动词过去式: plunged | 动词过去分词: plunged | 动词现在分词: plunging | 动词第三人称单数: plunges |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使跳入; 投入

dive  plummet  drop  fall  swoop down  

同义参见:

shot  push  pounce  plough  duck  descent  descend  lower  leap  jump  immerse  tumble  swoop  

英英释义

名词 plunge:

a brief swim in water

同义词：dip

a steep and rapid fall

动词 plunge:

thrust or throw into

同义词：immerse

drop steeply

同义词：dive, plunk

dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

begin with vigor

同义词：launch

cause to be immersed

同义词：immerse

fall abruptly

同义词：dump

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

同义词：dunk, dip, souse, douse

engross (oneself) fully

同义词：steep, immerse, engulf, engross, absorb, soak up

短语词组

plunge into

1. 跳入; 投入

The boy took off his clothes and plunged into the swimming pool.

男孩脱下衣服, 跳入游泳池。

take the plunge

1. 冒险尝试

He decided to take the plunge.

他决定冒险尝试。

补充

plungeplunge英:[plʌndʒ] 美:[plʌndʒ]vi.1.颠簸The little boat plunged about in the storm.小船在暴风雨中颠簸得很厉害。vt. & vi.1.(使)陷入That man plunged in the river but not to save the child.那个人在河中沉浮, 但是救不了那个孩子。The sudden stopping of the car plunged him forwards.汽车急刹车, 使得他猛地向前倾去。n.1.投身入水John felt refreshed after a quick plunge in the lake.在湖中游了一会儿泳后, 约翰感到精神振奋。2.猛跌, 骤降The sky diver had a plunge of more than 10, 000 feet before his parachute opened.那个跳伞运动员坠落了一万多英尺, 他的降落伞才打开。

例句

1. He survived a 75-foot plunge on to concrete.他从75英尺高处掉到混凝土地面上, 竟然活了下来。 2. Her plunge down a cliff was broken by a woman out walking her dog.她想从悬崖跳下, 但被一名出来遛狗的女子阻止了。 3. They were relying on the plunge into icy waters to kill me.他们指望着我掉进冰水里死掉。 4. Japan's banks are in trouble because of bad loans and the stock market plunge.由于呆账和股市暴跌, 日本的银行陷入困境。 5. The plunge in interest rates is good news for borrowers.利率的暴跌对于借款人是个好消息。 6. He loves a plunge in the sea.他喜欢在海里游泳。 7. every plunge of the ship船的每一次颠簸 8. I took the plunge and gave up my regular job.我冒了次险, 把正常的工作给辞了。 9. Lesley took the plunge and invited him back.莱斯利冒险一试, 把他请了回来。 10. If you have been thinking about buying shares, now could be the time to take the plunge.如果你一直在考虑买股票, 现在可能是冒险一搏的时候了。 11. The car plunged off a bridge.汽车从桥上一头栽了下去。 12. She plunged 100 feet from a theme park ride.她从主题公园中一个100英尺高的玩乐车上突然坠落下来。 13. He plunged thirty feet into the gulley.他栽下了30英尺深的溪谷。 14. His weight began to plunge.他的体重开始陡降。 15. Its net profits plunged 73% last year.去年它的净利润突然下跌73%。 16. The bank's profits plunged by 87 per cent.这家银行的利润猛跌了87%。 17. The pound plunged to a new low on foreign exchange markets yesterday.在昨天的外汇市场上, 英镑突然跌到新低。 18. The euro plunged to its lowest rate against the dollar.欧元对美元的比价猛跌到了历史最低。 19. I plunged towards Mary Jane.我向玛丽•珍猛冲过去。 20. The ship plunged in heavy seas.船在波涛汹涌的海上颠簸。 21. A gust of wind plunged him off the ridge.一阵狂风把他从山脊上刮了下去。 22. The football team was plunged into despair.足球队陷入绝望之中。 23. Portsmouth were plunged back into relegation.朴次茅斯队再次跌入降级困境。 24. to plunge an oar into the water使桨划入水中 25. to plunge a country into war使一个国家陷入战争状态 26. The sudden jolt plunged her forward.突然颠了一下，她向前打了一个趔趄。 27. a plunging neckline低领口 28. He ran to the edge of the swimming pool and plunged in.他跑到游泳池边，一纵身跳进水里。 29. Share prices plunged as a result of the gloomy economic forecast.因为经济展望暗淡，因而股票价格大跌。 30. The ship plunged dangerously in the rough sea.船在波涛汹涌的大海上危险地颠簸着。 31. All the people were killed when a bus plunged off a mountain road.一辆公共汽车从山路翻下，所有人员全部遇难。 32. All the people,men and women,old and young have plunged into war in the wartime.战时所有男女老少都投入到战争中去。 33. to plunge down a staircase冲下楼梯 34. The company is plunging deeper into debt.这家公司债台高筑。 35. They plunged for 48 hours in Washington.他们在华盛顿参加48小时的帮困活动。 36. our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea.我们的小女儿们欢呼着跳进了大海。 37. a car swerved to avoid a bus and plunged into a ravine.一辆小车急转方向以避开一辆公共汽车，因而一头坠入了峡谷之中。 38. he came to a decision, and plunged on before he had time to reconsider it.他做出了决定，并且不假思索就急忙付诸行动了。 39. shares in the company plunged 18p on news that profits had fallen.利润下降的消息传来，公司的股票便骤然猛跌了18便士。 40. the ship plunged through the 20-foot seas.轮船在20英尺深的大海中颠簸。 41. he plunged his hands into his pockets.他猛地把手插入了口袋。 42. to peel fruit, cover with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water.要将水果削皮，先用沸水浸泡，随后将之投入冰水。 43. for a moment the scene was illuminated, then it was plunged back into darkness.场景被照亮了一会儿，随后就又陷入了黑暗之中。 44. fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge.痴迷者径直从很热的房间出来跳到很冷的水里。 45. the central bank declared a 76% plunge in its profits.中央银行声称其利润骤减了76%。 46. Share prices plunged overnight.股票价格一夜之间暴跌。 47. He plunged the knife into the table in anger.他一怒之下把刀插入桌子。 48. The country has been plunged into chaos by the floods.全国因洪水而陷入混乱之中。 49. Think carefully before you plunge into buying a house.买房子之前要三思，不要操之过急。 50. I slipped and took a plunge in the river.我摔了一跤，一屁股跌进河里。 51. the plunge in house prices房价的暴跌 52. After going out together for five years, they took the plunge and got married.经过五年约会以后，他们终于决定结婚。 53. Her car plunged off a bridge.她的车从桥上直冲了下去。 54. He plunged [=dove] into the pool.他一头跳进泳池。 55. The rocket plunged [=plummeted] toward the Earth.火箭坠向地球。 56. "The parachute failed to open, and the jumper plunged to her death. [=died from her fall]"降落伞未能打开，跳伞者坠地身亡。 57. The stock market plunged yesterday.昨天股市暴跌。 58. The President's approval rating has plunged to 20 percent.总统的支持率猛跌到20%。 59. The moose population has plunged in recent years.近年来，驼鹿的数量大幅减少。 60. The rocky cliffs plunge into the swirling rapids below.岩石峭壁陡然向下，伸入下面的漩涡急流中。 61. The road plunges down the mountain.公路顺着山势陡然而下。 62. The nurse grabbed his arm and plunged the needle in.护士抓住他的胳膊一下就把针扎了进去。 63. He plunged the knife into the cake.他把刀插进蛋糕里。 64. I plunged the sponge into the bucket of water.我猛地把海绵摁入水桶中。 65. He plunged his hands into his pockets.他把手猛地插入口袋。 66. "It was a big project, so we all just had to plunge in [=dive in] and get started."这是一个大项目，所以我们必须全力投入干起来。 67. She plunged (right) into the assignment.她全力投入了这项任务。 68. He plunged into a severe depression.他突然陷入严重的抑郁。 69. A series of bad management decisions had plunged the company into debt.一系列错误的管理决策使公司突陷债务之中。 70. The author plunges his readers into a world of fantasy.这位作家将读者带入一个梦幻世界。 71. The museum was recently plunged into scandal when it was learned that some of its art had been sold on the black market.人们得知它的一些艺术品在黑市上出售后，这家博物馆最近突然陷入丑闻。 72. The city was plunged into darkness. [=the city suddenly became dark]城市突然陷入一片黑暗。 73. "Amazingly, the cat survived its plunge from the building's roof."令人惊叹的是，小猫从屋顶掉下来后竟活下来了。 74. Market analysts predicted a price plunge.市场分析师们预测价格会暴跌。 75. The store experienced a sharp plunge in sales.这家店的销售量猛跌。 76. his plunge into severe depression他突然陷入严重的抑郁 77. A series of bad management decisions are responsible for the company's plunge into debt.一系列错误的管理决策导致公司突陷债务之中。 78. "We've been thinking of buying a new car, and yesterday we finally took the plunge. [=we bought a new car]"我们一直以来都想买辆新车。昨天，我们最终下了决心。 79. "They're talking about marriage, but they don't know if they're ready to take the plunge."他们在讨论结婚了，但是他们尚不知道是否已准备好了采取行动。