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Plummet Ed   [V Share Price Verb Low 动词

英语单词 plummet
英美音标 英 ['plʌmɪt] 美 ['plʌmɪt]
中文释义 n.铅锤;铅垂线
vi.垂直落下;暴跌
英语例句 (1) Just watch your electricity bills plummet!
(2) Share price plummet or plunge on the news of the devaluation.
(3) House prices have plummeted in this area.
(4) Our economy would plummet into the abyss of national economic ruin.
中文例句 (1) 您的电费帐单将直线下降!
(2) 一有贬值的消息,股票价格就暴跌了。
(3) 此地房价大跌。
(4) 我们的经济将会陷入全面崩溃的深渊。
vocabulary简明 The verb plummet means "to drop sharply," like eagles that plummet toward earth, seeking prey, or school attendance that plummets when there is a flu outbreak.
vocabulary扩展 To correctly pronounce plummet, say "PLUH-met." This verb describes something that drops sharply or quickly, like a roller coaster that plummets down a hill, temperatures that plummet overnight, or sales of roses and candy that plummet after Valentine's Day. If something plummets, this doesn't mean it will stay down or low forever, just that it has experienced a sharp drop.
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词](数量、比率或价格)骤然下跌,暴跌 If an amount, rate, or price plummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount.
  [V]
  [V to n]
  [V from/to/by n]
  [JOURNALISM 新闻]
  • In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day...

    东京股价已连续第6天猛跌。

  • The Prime Minister's popularity has plummeted to an all-time low in recent weeks...

    首相的支持率在近几个星期已骤跌至前所未有的低点。

  • The shares have plummeted from 130p to 2.25p in the past year.

    在过去的一年里,股票已从130便士暴跌到2.25便士。

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[VERB 动词](通常指从高处)快速落下,陡直掉下 If someone or something plummets, they fall very fast towards the ground, usually from a great height.
  [V prep]
  • The jet burst into flames and plummeted to the ground...

    这架喷气式飞机突然着火,急速坠地。

  • The car went out of control on a bend and plummeted down an embankment.

    车子在弯道处失去控制,一头扎下堤岸。

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