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单词 unplunge
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unplungev.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈplʌn(d)ʒ/, U.S. /ˌənˈpləndʒ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix2, plunge v.
Etymology: < un- prefix2 + plunge v.
transitive. To raise from a plunged position or state.Quot. a1641 is apparently an isolated use before the mid 20th cent.
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a1641 T. Heywood & W. Rowley Fortune by Land & Sea (1655) iii. iii Any meanes that can unplunge me from this gulf of trouble.
1951 Sunday Times (Perth, W. Austral.) 25 Feb. 14/2 [He] had to unplunge the necklines again.
2001 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 29 Sept. d2 Don't depress the plunger in a French-press teapot until the tea's brewed. I had a heck of a time unplunging it on both my visits.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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