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Plunged Plunge 例:The Verb Quickly V Erg State Suddenly

单词 plunge
音标
英[plʌndʒ] 美[plʌndʒ]
解释
vt.用力插入;使陷入;vi.跳入;全心投入;突降,俯冲;n.投入,陷入;游泳,跳水;
例句

VERB
(尤指向水中)纵身投入,一头进入
If something or someone plunges in a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
将…投入;将…插入;将…刺进
If you plunge an object into something, you push it quickly or violently into it.
例:A soldier plunged a bayonet into his body...一名士兵将刺刀插进了他的身体。
例:She plunged her face into a bowl of cold water...她把脸扎进一盆凉水里。

V-ERG
(使)突然陷入;(使)突然遭受
If a person or thing is plunged into a particular state or situation, or if they plunge into it, they are suddenly in that state or situation.
例: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。
例: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。

V-ERG
(使)投身;(使)突然开始从事
If you plunge into an activity or are plunged into it, you suddenly get very involved in it.
例:The two men plunged into discussion...两位男士立即投入到讨论中。
例:The prince should be plunged into work...王子应该积极参与工作。

VERB
骤降;猛跌
If an amount or rate plunges, it decreases quickly and suddenly.
例:His weight began to plunge...他的体重开始锐减。
例: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。

PHRASE
决定冒险尝试;采取断然行动
If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky.
例: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。
变形
third:plunges~done:plunged~ing:plunging~past:plunged~

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