plunge

[plʌndʒ]

v.使投入, 跳入, 栽进
n.投入, 跳入
n.(泳池)深水区

例句与用法：

The sudden jolt plunged her forward.

突然颠了一下，她向前打了个趔趄。

She plunged her hands into her coat pockets.

她把两手插在上衣口袋里。

The car stopped suddenly and he plunged forward.

汽车突然停下，他的身子朝前一冲。

词形变化：

动词过去式: plunged | 动词过去分词: plunged | 动词现在分词: plunging | 动词第三人称单数: plunges |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 使投入; 将……插入; 将……刺进; 使突然前倾[O]

He plunged his sword right into the heart of his enemy.

他将利剑直刺敌人胸膛。

2. 使陷入, 使遭受[O]

A power failure plunged the house into darkness.

断电使房子陷入一片黑暗之中。

vi.

1. 投(入); 跳(入); 冲[Q]

The boys plunged into the river to swim.

男孩们跳入河里游泳。

2. 陷(入)[Q]

She plunged deep into thought.

她陷入沉思。

3. 下降, 急降; (道路等)陡峭地下倾

Since then prices have plunged.

从那时起, 价格猛跌。

4. (船只)颠簸; (马等)猛烈前冲

The ship plunged about in the storm.

那艘船在风暴中前后颠簸。

5. (女衣领口)开得很低

n.[U]

1. 跳入, 冲进[S]

2. 猛跌, 骤降

Prices started a downward plunge.

价格开始猛跌。

3. 开始从事; 突然开始

4. 猛冲; (船的)颠簸

短语词组：

plunge into

1. 跳入; 投入

The boy took off his clothes and plunged into the swimming pool.

男孩脱下衣服, 跳入游泳池。

take the plunge

1. 冒险尝试

He decided to take the plunge.

他决定冒险尝试。