一、详细释义:
n.
一跃;投身入水
例句:
The whale took a plunge into the deep water.
鲸鱼跳入深水中。
例句:
Let's go for a plunge before breakfast!
让我们在早饭前游一会儿泳。
开始从事;突然的开始
例句:
He'll take the plunge and start his own business.
他会采取果断行动,从而开创了他自己的事业。
猛跌
例句:
Prices started a downward plunge.
价格开始猛跌。
猛冲;(船的)前后颠簸
例句:
The sea was so rough that on every plunge the screw came out of the water.
大海汹涌翻腾,船每颠簸一下,螺旋浆就露出水面。
【口】鲁莽的投资(或投机)
供游泳的地方
阵雨
【地】倾入
尴尬境地
v.
(猛力)把…投入(或刺入)(into,in) [T]
例句:
He plunged himself into work upon his arrival.
他一到就投入工作。
例句:
While he was putting his hand into it, she plunged her dagger into his heart.
就在他伸手进去时,玛琪安娜把匕首刺入他的心脏。
使突然前倾(或下降) [T]
例句:
The sudden application of the brakes plunged him forwards.
突然的刹车使他猛地一个前倾。
使突然陷入(或遭受)(into, in) [T]
例句:
He was plunged in despair.
他陷入绝中。
例句:
The news plunged us into despair.
我们听到那则消息后就陷入了绝望。
把(盆栽)齐盆埋入土中 [T]
把…没入 [T]
纵身投入;一头进入(into, in) [I]
例句:
He ran to the edge of the lake and plunged in.
他跑到湖边,猛地跳进水里。
陷入(into,in) [I]
例句:
He tried to increase his income by gambling only to plunge more deeply into the mire.
他企图藉赌博增加收入,却陷入了更深的困境。
例句:
He was plunged in despair.
他陷入绝中。
(认真地)开始从事;投身 [I]
例句:
They plunged into their work with immense zeal.
他们以极大的热情投入工作。
猛冲;(马)扬起后蹄奔窜;(船)前后颠簸 [I]
猛跌;陡峭直下 [I]
例句:
Unlike share prices, house prices rarely plunge in nominal terms.
和股价不一样,名义房价鲜有下降。
(女衣领口)开得很低 [I]
【口】狂赌;大做投机;负债 [I]
二、词义辨析:
immerse,dip,duck,plunge,submerge
这些动词均有“沉浸,浸入”之意。immerse侧重全部被液体所覆盖,也可用于比喻意义。dip指部分地、暂时地或轻微地放进液体,多暗示一种谨慎或试探性的动作。duck指把头伸进水中,或指游泳时开玩笑地把一个人的头按入水中。plunge暗示迅速而有力的动作,但浸入不一定很深。submerge指长时间的完全浸入、潜入,强调浸入液体深层。