plummet
verb /ˈplʌmɪt/
/ˈplʌmɪt/
[intransitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they plummet | /ˈplʌmɪt/ /ˈplʌmɪt/ |
| he / she / it plummets | /ˈplʌmɪts/ /ˈplʌmɪts/ |
| past simple plummeted | /ˈplʌmɪtɪd/ /ˈplʌmɪtɪd/ |
| past participle plummeted | /ˈplʌmɪtɪd/ /ˈplʌmɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form plummeting | /ˈplʌmɪtɪŋ/ /ˈplʌmɪtɪŋ/ |
- to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position
暴跌；速降 - Share prices plummeted to an all-time low.
股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。 - 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。 - The jet plummeted into a row of houses.
那架喷气式飞机一头栽进一排房子里。
WordfinderTopics Moneyc2- boom
- decline
- dip
- fluctuate
- level off/out
- peak
- plateau
- plummet
- slump
- trend
Collocations DictionaryPlummet is used with these nouns as the subject:- attendance
- level
- morale
- …
词源late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French plommet ‘small sounding lead’, diminutive of plomb ‘lead’. The current verb sense dates from the 1930s. - Share prices plummeted to an all-time low.