| 单词 | plunge |
| 释义 | plunge (once / 156 pages) 1vn 2vn Plunge is a noun and a verb related to diving, falling, and sinking. A "polar bear plunge" is when people plunge into freezing cold water for charity or, inexplicably, for fun. As a noun, plunge means “a brief swim” or “a fall.” As a verb, plunge has a variety of definitions. Plunge can mean “to devote yourself fully," as you might plunge into a job by working day and night. Similarly, if you plunge into a good book, you don't let anything distract you from your reading. Plunge can also mean “fall abruptly.” Someone’s reputation might plunge after a scandal, or the stock market might plunge when investors react to bad news. WORD FAMILYplunge: plunged, plunger, plunges, plunging+/plunger: plungers USAGE EXAMPLESDahlin’s first interrogation began about 2am that winter morning, as temperatures outside The Residence plunged to six degrees below zero. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Meanwhile British politics is plunged into chaos, the result being that in ... Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) As the football sailed through the air, Daniel Carter plunged down the field for St. Thomas, weaving around potential blockers. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1v dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity She plunged at it eagerly Syn|Hyper launch begin with vigor dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot run or move very quickly or hastily 2v begin with vigor She plunged into a dangerous adventure Syn|Hyper launch begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out take the first step or steps in carrying out an action 3v thrust or throw into Syn|Hypo|Hyper immerse dip, douse, dunk, souse immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate dipplunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container dipimmerse in a disinfectant solution submerge, submerseput under water soaksubmerge in a liquid sheatheplunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh sopdip into liquid dip, douse, duckdip into a liquid dabbledip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid penetrate, perforate pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance 4v cause to be immersed The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text Syn immerse absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, soak up, steep devote (oneself) fully to 5v immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate Syn|Hypo|Hyper dip, douse, dunk, souse sop dip into liquid dip, douse, duckdip into a liquid dabbledip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid immerse thrust or throw into 6v devote (oneself) fully to Syn|Hypo|Hyper absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, soak up, steep immerse cause to be immersed drink, drink in be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet direct one's attention on something 7n a brief swim in water 2Syn|Hyper dip swim, swimming the act of swimming 1v drop steeply the stock market plunged Syn|Hypo|Hyper dive, plunk dump fall abruptly power-dive make a power dive nosediveplunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft ducksubmerge or plunge suddenly crash-divedescend steeply and rapidly chute, jump, parachutejump from an airplane and descend with a parachute sky dive, skydivejump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute come down, descend, fall, go down move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 2v fall abruptly It plunged to the bottom of the well Syn|Hyper dump dive, plunk drop steeply drop to fall vertically 3n a steep and rapid fall Hyper drop, fall a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity |
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