plunge
vt. 用力插入; 使陷入
vi. 跳入; 全心投入; 突降,俯衝
n. 投入,陷入; 游泳,跳水; 暴跌
If something or someone plunges in a particular direction, especially into water, they fall, rush, or throw themselves in that direction.
At least 50 people died when a bus plunged into a river...
一輛公共汽車栽進河裡,造成至少50人喪生。
He ran down the steps to the pool terrace and plunged in.
他跑下臺階來到泳池露臺,縱身跳進池裡。
If you plunge an object into something, you push it quickly or violently into it.
A soldier plunged a bayonet into his body...
一名士兵將刺刀插進了他的身體。
She plunged her face into a bowl of cold water...
她把臉扎進一盆涼水裡。
If a person or thing is plunged into a particular state or situation, or if they plunge into it, they are suddenly in that state or situation.
The government's political and economic reforms threaten to plunge the country into chaos...
政府的政治和經濟改革可能會使國家陷入混亂局面。
8,000 homes were plunged into darkness as electricity cables crashed down...
由於電纜損毀,8,000戶家庭頓時落入一片黑暗之中。
If you plunge into an activity or are plunged into it, you suddenly get very involved in it.
The two men plunged into discussion...
兩位男士立即投入到討論中。
The prince should be plunged into work...
王子應該積極參與工作。
If an amount or rate plunges, it decreases quickly and suddenly.
His weight began to plunge...
他的體重開始銳減。
The Pound plunged to a new low on the foreign exchange markets yesterday...
昨天在外匯市場上英鎊驟跌至新低。
If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky.
If you have been thinking about buying shares, now could be the time to take the plunge.
如果你一直在考慮購買股票,現在或許是採取行動的最好時機。
1. a brief swim in water
2. a steep and rapid fall
1. thrust or throw into;
2. drop steeply;
3. dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity;
4. begin with vigor;
5. cause to be immersed;
6. fall abruptly;
7. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate;
8. engross (oneself) fully;
immerse, dip, duck, plunge, submerge
這些動詞均有"沉浸,浸入"之意。
take the plunge
(非正式)冒險嘗試
take the plunge【非正式用語】
冒險,採取斷然行動,結婚:開始進行一次不熟悉的冒險,尤其是在躊躇一陣之後
Next time you call, knock at the door. Don't plunge head first into another person's room.
你下次來訪要先敲門, 別冒冒失失地撞進別人的房間.
It is an affirmative plunge to develop fabric doodling into a sort of creative method.
用布上塗鴉的方式去探尋一種創作方法論,是值得肯定的一次“冒進”.
The plunge of the stock market caused many investors to panic and sell their stock.
股市大跌讓投資者驚慌,接著就賣掉他們的股票.
A: Are you ready to take the plunge and pound the pavements for new one?
你是否準備大膽採取措施,排除障礙,重新再來?
Plunge your hand into the water.
把手放進水裡.