plunge
【迅速下落,跳入,猛跌】
“Plunge” 是一个动词或名词,通常用来表示快速、剧烈地下降、投入或冲向某个地方。这个词可以用在多种情境中,从字面意思到比喻意义都有。
1. 动词:迅速下落,跳入,猛跌
作为动词,“plunge” 常表示某物或某人快速而剧烈地下降或投入某个地方。
- 例子:
- 迅速下落:“The stock market plunged after the announcement.”
(股市在公告之后急剧下跌。) - 跳入:“He plunged into the pool to cool off.”
(他跳入泳池降温。) - 陷入某种情境:“The company plunged into financial crisis due to poor management.”
(由于管理不善,公司陷入了财政危机。)
- 迅速下落:“The stock market plunged after the announcement.”
2. 名词:急剧下降,猛跌,突然下沉
作为名词,“plunge” 可以表示某物的急剧下降或突然跌入某个地方。
- 例子:
- “There was a sudden plunge in temperature last night.”
(昨晚气温急剧下降。) - “The diver took a deep plunge into the ocean.”
(潜水员深深地跃入海中。)
- “There was a sudden plunge in temperature last night.”
3. 比喻意义:突然的变化或情况
“Plunge” 也可以用来描述突然的剧烈变化,尤其是在情感、经济或状况上。
- 例子:
- “The country’s economy experienced a plunge after the political instability.”
(在政治不稳定之后,该国的经济出现了急剧下滑。) - “His confidence took a plunge after the failure.”
(他的自信在失败后大大下降。)
- “The country’s economy experienced a plunge after the political instability.”
4. 表达投入、进入
"Plunge" 也可以表示投入某个活动或情境,常常带有一种快速或毫不犹豫的意味。
- 例子:
- “She decided to plunge into the new project despite the risks.”
(尽管有风险,她还是决定投入这个新项目。)
- “She decided to plunge into the new project despite the risks.”
总结:
- 动词:指快速、剧烈地下降、跳入或投入某地。
- 名词:指急剧下降或快速进入某地的动作。