plunge的读音 plunge中文意思

英音  [plʌndʒ] 
美音  [plʌndʒ] 
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
中文词源
plunge 插入,猛倾,暴跌,前冲,跳水
来自古法语plongier,浸入,沉入,跳水,来自拉丁语plumbum,铅,铅球,词源同plumb.其 原义为用铅垂线测水深,引申词义前冲,跳水,比喻义猛倾,暴跌,比较plummet.
plunge 用法和例句
The plunge in natural-gas prices in particular is causing anxiety .
特别让(怀俄明人)焦虑的是天然气价格的骤降。
Others predict that its market share will plunge as much as its profits .
其他人则预测诺基亚的市场份额会像其利润一样猛跌。
After confirming his grandfather still wanted to take the plunge , he purchased two tickets .
在确认祖父还想一跳后,他订下了两张票。
The most important of these is a dramatic plunge in fertility .
最重要的就是生育率的大幅下降。
Officials say aid deliveries must continue or recovering regions will plunge back into famine .
官方称援助仍要再可能重陷饥荒的地区继续。