plunge
plunge
verb
take the plunge
verb
- [no obj., with adverbial]jump or dive quickly and energetically
（很快地有力地）跳入，扎进，投入
our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea.
我们的小女儿们欢呼着跳进了大海。
■fall suddenly and uncontrollably
（突然失控地）一头坠入
a car swerved to avoid a bus and plunged into a ravine.
一辆小车急转方向以避开一辆公共汽车，因而一头坠入了峡谷之中。
■embark impetuously on a speech or course of action
（鲁莽地）开始，着手（说话或行动）
he came to a decision, and plunged on before he had time to reconsider it.
他做出了决定，并且不假思索就急忙付诸行动了。
■suffer a rapid decrease in value
（价值）猛跌
shares in the company plunged 18p on news that profits had fallen.
利润下降的消息传来，公司的股票便骤然猛跌了18便士。
■(of a ship) pitch
（轮船）颠簸
the ship plunged through the 20-foot seas.
轮船在20英尺深的大海中颠簸。 - [with obj. and adverbial]push or thrust quickly
猛推，猛插
he plunged his hands into his pockets.
他猛地把手插入了口袋。
■put (something) in liquid so as to immerse it completely
投入（液体中以使淹没）
to peel fruit, cover with boiling water and then plunge them into iced water.
要将水果削皮，先用沸水浸泡，随后将之投入冰水。
■(常作 be plunged into)suddenly bring into a specified condition or state
骤然陷入
for a moment the scene was illuminated, then it was plunged back into darkness.
场景被照亮了一会儿，随后就又陷入了黑暗之中。
■[with obj.]sink (a plant or a pot containing a plant) in the ground
栽进，种下（植物）
- an act of jumping or diving into water
跳入，扎入（水中）
fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge.
痴迷者径直从很热的房间出来跳到很冷的水里。
■a swift and drastic fall in value or amount
（价值或数量的）骤然下跌
the central bank declared a 76% plunge in its profits.
中央银行声称其利润骤减了76%。
take the plunge
- (informal)commit oneself to a course of action about which one is nervous
(非正式)冒险尝试
- late Middle English: from Old French plungier 'thrust down', based on Latin plumbum 'lead, plummet'
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