英语词汇“to take the plunge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. An act of immersing oneself in a social sphere, way of life, etc.; a significant or decisive step or action, esp. one which cannot easily be reversed. to take (also make) the plunge: to take a decisive first step; to commit oneself irrevocably to a course of action, esp. in spite of nervousness.

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the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake or set oneself to do [verb (intransitive)] > commit oneself

to go to it by the week1592

to take (also make) the plunge1702

1702 Prerogative of Breeches 3 The Petticoat Statesman makes a plunge in Philosophy, and discants on the Difference of Sex.

1771 tr. C. F. Badini Pazzie d'Orlando ii. 34 An[gelica]. Very fine truly—excellent husband! Me[doro]. (Aside.) I have taken a plunge indeed.

1845 C. Dickens Let. 20 Oct. (1977) IV. 412 The venture is quite decided on; and I have made the Plunge.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. vi. 61 The poor boy had taken the plunge. Trembling with passionate emotion,..poor Pen had said those words which he could withhold no more.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule x. 165 Her first plunge into the pleasures of civilized life.

1876 A. Trollope Prime Minister IV. x. 162 ‘You would not wish to live all your life in terror of seeing Arthur Fletcher?’ ‘Not all my life.’ ‘Take the plunge and it will be over.’

a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. xxi. 389 We've made the plunge. We'll go—the limit.

1915 W. Owen Let. 15 Jan. (1967) 316 If I could devote myself to training in Music or Painting, I would take the plunge, were I never to read a book more.

1988 A. Storr School of Genius ix. 156 He considered marrying on several occasions, but never took the plunge.

2001 Contact May 25/2 If you're..thinking of taking the plunge, take our advice and buy the phone with the biggest, backlit LCD you can afford.

单词	to take the plunge
释义	> as lemmas to take (also make) the plunge a. An act of immersing oneself in a social sphere, way of life, etc.; a significant or decisive step or action, esp. one which cannot easily be reversed. to take (also make) the plunge: to take a decisive first step; to commit oneself irrevocably to a course of action, esp. in spite of nervousness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake or set oneself to do [verb (intransitive)] > commit oneself to go to it by the week1592 to take (also make) the plunge1702 1702 Prerogative of Breeches 3 The Petticoat Statesman makes a plunge in Philosophy, and discants on the Difference of Sex. 1771 tr. C. F. Badini Pazzie d'Orlando ii. 34 An[gelica]. Very fine truly—excellent husband! Me[doro]. (Aside.) I have taken a plunge indeed. 1845 C. Dickens Let. 20 Oct. (1977) IV. 412 The venture is quite decided on; and I have made the Plunge. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis (1850) I. vi. 61 The poor boy had taken the plunge. Trembling with passionate emotion,..poor Pen had said those words which he could withhold no more. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule x. 165 Her first plunge into the pleasures of civilized life. 1876 A. Trollope Prime Minister IV. x. 162 ‘You would not wish to live all your life in terror of seeing Arthur Fletcher?’ ‘Not all my life.’ ‘Take the plunge and it will be over.’ a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. xxi. 389 We've made the plunge. We'll go—the limit. 1915 W. Owen Let. 15 Jan. (1967) 316 If I could devote myself to training in Music or Painting, I would take the plunge, were I never to read a book more. 1988 A. Storr School of Genius ix. 156 He considered marrying on several occasions, but never took the plunge. 2001 Contact May 25/2 If you're..thinking of taking the plunge, take our advice and buy the phone with the biggest, backlit LCD you can afford. extracted from plungen. < as lemmas
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