plummet

英 [ˈplʌmɪt]

美 [ˈplʌmɪt]

v.  暴跌; 速降

第三人称单数：plummets　过去式：plummetted　现在分词：plummeting　过去分词：plummeted　

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Collins.1 / BNC.20271 / COCA.7681

牛津词典

verb

• 暴跌；速降
  to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position
  1. Share prices plummeted to an all-time low.
     股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。
  2. Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again.
     一想到又要见到他，她的心情便直往下沉。
  3. The jet plummeted into a row of houses.
     那架喷气式飞机一头栽进一排房子里。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （数量、比率或价格）骤然下跌，暴跌
  If an amount, rate, or priceplummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount.
  1. In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day...
     东京股价已连续第6天猛跌。
  2. The Prime Minister's popularity has plummeted to an all-time low in recent weeks...
     首相的支持率在近几个星期已骤跌至前所未有的低点。
  3. The shares have plummeted from 130p to 2.25p in the past year.
     在过去的一年里，股票已从130便士暴跌到2.25便士。
• VERB （通常指从高处）快速落下，陡直掉下
  If someone or somethingplummets, they fall very fast towards the ground, usually from a great height.
  1. The jet burst into flames and plummeted to the ground...
     这架喷气式飞机突然着火，急速坠地。
  2. The car went out of control on a bend and plummeted down an embankment.
     车子在弯道处失去控制，一头扎下堤岸。

英英释义

noun

• the metal bob of a plumb line
  Synonym:plumb bobplumb

verb

• drop sharply
  1. The stock market plummeted
  Synonym:plump

双语例句

• World trade flows are falling fast as the credit crisis bites and oil prices plummet, with official figures yesterday showing export and import declines in the US, China, UK and Canada.
  由于信贷危机肆虐和油价暴跌，全球贸易流动迅速下降。昨日公布的官方数据显示，美国、中国、英国和加拿大的进出口下降。
• The jet burst into flames and plummeted to the ground
  这架喷气式飞机突然着火，急速坠地。
• Because oil prices plummet, producers from the Middle East to South America brace for an uncertain future.
  油价直落，从中东到南美的石油生产国都为不确定的未来做防备。
• Share price plummet or plunge on the news of the devaluation.
  一有贬值的消息，股票价格就暴跌了。
• And with an astonishing discovery made earlier this year, the cost of superconducting cable might soon plummet further.
  由于今年早些时候的一项惊人发现，超导电缆的成本可能很快还会大幅下降。
• The car went out of control on a bend and plummeted down an embankment.
  车子在弯道处失去控制，一头扎下堤岸。
• That could be alarming if markets dry up and asset values plummet.
  如果市场枯竭，资产价值沉底，后果令人难以想象。
• Stocks that plummet to half their value aren't losers, they're 'non-performers'.
  股票价格跌了一半的人不是失败者，而是表现不佳。
• If the bubble bursts, land prices could plummet, leaving the banks dangerously exposed.
  一旦泡沫破裂，土地价格骤跌，许多银行会陷入危险之中。
• Drug prices to plummet as patents expire.
  专利到期药价将骤降。