plunge

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++plunge1 /plʌndʒ/ ●○○ verb  1  [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition]DOWNFALL to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards （使）突然向前倒下[跌落]plunge off/into etc Her car swerved and plunged off the cliff. 她的车突然转向，冲下了悬崖。 Both the climbers had plunged to their deaths. 两位攀登者都坠落身亡。2  [intransitive]LESS if a price, rate etc plunges, it suddenly decreases by a large amount 〔价格、比率等〕暴跌，骤降 The unemployment rate plunged sharply. 失业率骤降。plunge to Oil prices have plunged to a new low. 石油价格创了新低。 In the recession, the company’s profits plunged 60%. 萧条时期，那家公司的利润骤跌了60%。3. [intransitive]UPDOWN literary if a ship plunges, it moves violently up and down because of big waves 〔船〕猛烈地颠簸► see thesaurus at decrease4 plunge in (also plunge into something) phrasal verb a) START DOING somethingto start talking or doing something quickly and confidently, especially without thinking about it first 贸然行动 It’s a difficult situation. You can’t just plunge in and put everything right. 情况棘手，不是贸然行动就解决得了的。 ‘I don’t agree, ’ she said, plunging into the conversation. “我不同意。”她突然加入了谈话。b) to jump or dive into water 跳进〔水中〕 He stripped off and plunged into the sea. 他脱光衣服跳入海中。c) plunge something ↔ in (also plunge something into something) to push something firmly and deeply into something else 把某物投[插，刺]入某物 He opened the bag and plunged his hand in. 他打开包，把手伸了进去。 Plunge the pasta into boiling water. 把意大利面倒入沸水中。 Repeatedly she plunged the knife into his chest. 她在他的胸膛连刺数刀。► see thesaurus at put5 plunge (somebody/something) into something phrasal verb to suddenly experience a difficult or unpleasant situation, or to make someone or something do this （使某人/某物）陷入[遭受]〔某种困难或不利局面〕 A strike would plunge the country into chaos. 罢工会让国家陷入混乱。 The house was suddenly plunged into darkness. 房子一下子陷入黑暗之中。 After the war, the family plunged into debt. 战后，这家人债台高筑。→ See Verb table

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plunge• Fastenal plunged 4 to 38 on Nasdaq.• Many Conservatives still recalled the disarray into which the Macmillan administration had plunged after its striking election victory in 1959.• Plunging both hands deep into the sack she rummaged among the parcels.• The President's popularity has plunged dramatically in recent weeks.• In addition to investor skittishness over the impeachment threat, the technology sector plunged for the third consecutive day.• She plunged herself into her writing.• Thomas plunged his arm deep into the creature's mouth and then forced his fist upwards through the larynx.• I plunged in fully-clothed and pulled her to the river bank.• The two women sat down in a corner and plunged into an animated conversation.• These are rocket-shaped projectiles loaded with vitrified waste, and dumped from ships to plunge into soft sediments on the ocean floor.• Colin plunged into the icy water.• The aeroplane's engines failed and it plunged into the ocean.• Three men left the truck and plunged into the woods.• Their car swerved to avoid a truck, and plunged off the cliff.• Then he plunged the knife into his victim's chest.• As the sun shrank the ledge, he waited to plunge to his death into a crevasse.• A skydiver plunged to his death yesterday when his parachute failed to open.• Witnesses recalled a clap of wood and the sight of Bailey plunging toward the ground, then his dangling body spinning hard.• Concern that White House and congressional negotiators were unable to reach an agreement to balance the budget helped send stocks plunging yesterday.plunge off/into etc• There's still another shoe to drop on whether they can survive the maelstrom of pressures that they've just plunged into.• Women are eager to plunge into adventure and the unknown.• People smart enough to plunge into bond funds last year are probably feeling pretty good.• Just as the teacher was getting into her stride, the whole school was plunged into darkness.• Two years later, Marianne remarried and Matthew plunged into depression.• I felt as though I were plunging into something new and quite abnormal.• The only course was to plunge into the close-set thickets where riders could not follow. and run for the Severn.• It was also among the first to plunge into the Internet fray.plunge2 noun  1  take the plunge DECIDEto decide to do something important or risky, especially after thinking about it for a long time 〔尤指经过长时间思考之后〕决定奋力一搏，决定冒险一试 We took the plunge and set up our own business. 我们毅然决定自己创业。2  [countable]LESS a sudden large decrease in the price, value etc of something 〔价格、价值等的〕骤降plunge in a dramatic plunge in house prices 房价的暴跌3  [countable usually singular]DOWN a sudden movement down or forwards 突降；俯冲 The plane began a headlong plunge towards the Earth. 飞机开始栽向地面。4  [countable usually singular] when someone suddenly becomes involved in something new 突然卷入plunge into his sudden plunge into marriage 他的闪婚5  [countable usually singular]JUMP a jump or dive into water, or a quick swim 跳水；〔短时间的〕游泳plunge in/into a quick plunge in the lake 在湖中游一小会儿泳

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plunge• There has been a 10% plunge in stock prices.• What if he were to be punished for his vengeance by a plunge into the nerve-glove?• a plunge in the lake• She continued to eke out a living based on the fading memories of her famous plunge.• The worst postwar bear market struck in 1973-1974, a Dow Jones plunge of 45 percent.• Instead, Greenspan welcomed the stock plunge, saying it had chilled an overheated market.• Myers was severely injured in the plunge from the top of the hotel.• She looked towards the Archdeacon and recognised the signs of some one about to take the plunge.• Inspired by the Sixties, we asked a few brave souls to take the plunge and dress up like latter-day Twiggys.plunge in/into• Try a bracing dash up to the pool, followed by a plunge into the deep end.• Burt plunged into the river fully clothed to save the boy.• Anxious to pursue this issue to its roots, Coleridge plunges into six chapters of philosophical enquiry.• It was an omen, but Margo and Duke plunged in.• Then he plunged in, and when he saw he was correct, punched the air with a raised left hand.• Two years later, Marianne remarried and Matthew plunged into depression.• Yet they plunged into battle ready to sustain frightful casualties.• Neither President Clinton nor Bob Dole cares to plunge into that particular contentious thicket these days.• He is a man whose emotions are close to the surface, and who plunges into profound troughs.From Longman Business Dictionaryplungeplunge1 /plʌndʒ/ verb [intransitive, transitive] journalism to suddenly and quickly go down in value or amountSYN PLUMMETStock prices plunged again yesterday.The company’s shares plunged 33% in a single day. → plunge into→ See Verb tableplungeplunge2 noun journalism1[countable usually singular] a sudden large fall in a price, value, or rateSYNPLUMMETplunge inThe plunge in oil prices led to losses of about $50 million.2take the plunge to finally decide to take a risk, especially after delaying it for a long timeAdvertisers are studying the new technology with interest, but most have yet to take the plunge.Origin plunge1 (1300-1400) Old French plongier, from Vulgar Latin plumbicare, from Latin plumbum “lead”

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plunge

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plunge¹ /plʌndʒ/ verb1. [I, T always + adv/prep] to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards
    plunge off/into etc
    Her car swerved and plunged off the cliff.
    Both the climbers had plunged to their deaths.
2. [intransitive] if a price, rate etc plunges, it suddenly decreases by a large amount:
    The unemployment rate plunged sharply.
    plunge to
    Oil prices have plunged to a new low.
    In the recession, the company’s profits plunged 60%.
3. [intransitive] literary if a ship plunges, it moves violently up and down because of big waves
plunge in (also plunge into something) phrasal verb
  1. to start talking or doing something quickly and confidently, especially without thinking about it first:
    It’s a difficult situation. You can’t just plunge in and put everything right.
    ‘I don’t agree,’ she said, plunging into the conversation.
  2. to jump or dive into water:
    He stripped off and plunged into the sea.
  3. plunge something ↔ in (also plunge something into something) to push something firmly and deeply into something else:
    He opened the bag and plunged his hand in.
    Plunge the pasta into boiling water.
    Repeatedly she plunged the knife into his chest.
     
plunge (somebody/something) into something phrasal verb
  to suddenly experience a difficult or unpleasant situation, or to make someone or something do this:
    A strike would plunge the country into chaos.
    The house was suddenly plunged into darkness.
    After the war, the family plunged into debt.

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plunge² noun
1. take the plunge to decide to do something important or risky, especially after thinking about it for a long time:
    We took the plunge and set up our own business.
2. [countable] a sudden large decrease in the price, value etc of something
    plunge in
    a dramatic plunge in house prices
3. [countable usually singular] a sudden movement down or forwards:
    The plane began a headlong plunge towards the Earth.
4. [countable usually singular] when someone suddenly becomes involved in something new
    plunge into
    his sudden plunge into marriage
5. [countable usually singular] a jump or dive into water, or a quick swim
    plunge in/into
    a quick plunge in the lake