新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

plunge

英 [plʌndʒ]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

plunges
1. [C 可数名词] 投入 , 俯冲
A plunge is when something or someone falls, rushes, or throws themselves in a particular direction.
双语例句
例：
a plunge into cold water.
纵身跳入冰冷的水中。
2. [C 可数名词] 突然陷入
A plunge into a particular state or situation is when a person or thing is suddenly in that state or situation.
双语例句
例：
That peace often looked like a brief truce before the next plunge into war.
那种和平看起来往往像是投入新的一轮战争前的短暂停火期。
3. [C 可数名词] 突然开始
A plunge into an activity is the act of suddenly getting very involved in it.
双语例句
例：
His sudden plunge into the field of international diplomacy is a major surprise.
他突然进入了国际外交领域，让人十分意外。
4. [C 可数名词] 骤降
A plunge is a quick and sudden decrease in an amount or rate.
双语例句
例：
Japan's banks are in trouble because of bad loans and the stock market plunge.
由于不良贷款和股市暴跌，日本各家银行陷入了困境。

PHRASE. 习语

take the plunge
1. 决定冒险一试
If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky.
双语例句
例：
If you have been thinking about buying mutual funds, now could be the time to take the plunge.
如果你一直在考虑购买共同基金，现在也许是冒险一试的时候了。

VERB. 动词

plunges , plunging , plunged
1. [I 不及物动词] 纵身跳向 , 猛冲向
If something or someone plunges in a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction.
双语例句
例：
At least 50 people died when a bus plunged into a river.
一辆公共汽车冲进了河里，至少有50人死亡。
2. [T 及物动词] （猛地）将…推入
If you plunge an object into something, you push it quickly or violently into it.
双语例句
例：
A soldier plunged a bayonet into his body.
一名士兵猛地将刺刀刺入了他的身体。
例：
She plunged her face into a bowl of cold water.
她猛地把脸扎进一盆冷水中。
3. [I 不及物动词] （使）突然陷入
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.
双语例句
例：
The government's political and economic reforms threaten to plunge the country into chaos.
该政府的政治和经济改革有可能使这个国家陷入混乱之中。
例：
Eddy found himself plunged into a world of brutal violence.
埃迪发现自己突然陷入了一个残酷暴力的世界。
4. [I 不及物动词] （使）突然开始
If you plunge into an activity or are plunged into it, you suddenly get very involved in it.
双语例句
例：
The two men plunged into discussion.
这两个男人突然投入了讨论。
例：
The prince should be plunged into work.
应该赶紧让王子投入工作。
5. [I 不及物动词] 骤降
If an amount or rate plunges, it decreases quickly and suddenly.
近义词
plummet
双语例句
例：
His weight began to plunge.
他的体重开始急剧下降。
例：
The Peso plunged to a new low on the foreign exchange markets yesterday.
昨天，比索在外汇市场上跌到了历史新低。