| 单词 | plunger |
| 释义 | plunger (once / 7543 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY plunger: plungers+/plunge: plunged, plunger, plunges, plunging USAGE EXAMPLESHe was pulling a little wagon bearing a toilet seat painted gold and a toilet plunger painted silver. New York Times(Oct 14, 2016) “I was sitting there looking at it and got me a plunger,” she said. New York Times(Sep 26, 2016) Parrington recently spoke to Tennessee’s swimmers about plunging and how studying plungers’ streamlining and angle of entry into the water could help their own starts. Washington Post(Aug 05, 2016) 1 1n mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion Syn|Hyper piston mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles 2n hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains Syn|Hyper plumber's helper hand tool a tool used with workers' hands 3n someone who dives (into water) 2Syn|Hyper diver swimmer a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets n someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains Syn|Hypo|Hyper speculator hedger someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss operatora speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets scalpersomeone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost venture capitalista speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology) ticket tout, toutsomeone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit adventurer, venturer a person who enjoys taking risks gamblera person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events |
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