英语词汇“plummet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	plummet
释义	Trends of plummet View usage for: plummet (plʌmɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense plummets, present participle plummeting, past tense, past participle plummeted 1. verb If an amount, rate, or price plummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount. [journalism] In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day. [VERB] His popularity has plummeted to an all-time low in recent weeks. [VERB + to] The shares have plummeted from 130p to 2.25p in the past year. [V + from/to/by] 2. verb If someone or something plummets, they fall very fast towards the ground, usually from a great height. The jet burst into flames and plummeted to the ground. [VERB preposition] The car went out of control on a bend and plummeted down an embankment. [VERB preposition] More Synonyms of plummet plummet in British English (ˈplʌmɪt) verbWord forms: -mets, -meting or -meted 1. (intransitive) to drop down; plunge noun 2. another word for plumb bob 3. a lead plumb used by anglers to determine the depth of water Word origin C14: from Old French plommet ball of lead, from plomb lead, from Latin plumbum plummet in American English (ˈplʌmɪt) noun 1. a. plumb bob b. plumb noun 2. a thing that weighs heavily verb intransitive 3. to fall or drop straight downward; plunge Word origin ME plomet < MFr plommet, dim. of plomb: see plumb Examples of 'plummet' in a sentence plummet It is dark and the temperature is plummeting. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The fashion pack has also got the art of layering velvet down pat, which is important when temperatures are plummeting. Times, Sunday Times (2016) SCHOOLS have gone back after the summer, meaning holiday prices are plummeting. The Sun (2016) In the past year, its share price has plummeted by more than 40 per cent. The Sun (2016) BRITAIN is braced for a wintry blast this weekend, with temperatures plummeting to minus 5C. The Sun (2016) A harness he was wearing got'cut' as he plummeted to the ground. The Sun (2017) Take away the mutt and his ratings will plummet. The Sun (2009) As the temperature plummeted his team just froze. The Sun (2013) Within weeks his weight had plummeted by more than a stone. The Sun (2014) Then mortgages dried up and house prices plummeted. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Support for his party has halved and his own popularity has plummeted. The Sun (2011) Visitor numbers had plummeted to less than a million. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Pub beer sales plummeted by more than five per cent last year. The Sun (2010) Temperatures have plummeted in the past few days across much of the country. Times, Sunday Times (2010) When their time is done their stock plummets and they leave. Times, Sunday Times (2008) And it will be followed by an icy cold snap today as temperatures plummet. The Sun (2014) Her weight plummeted by two stone and she could barely move. The Sun (2010) The plummeting oil price reflects a world in which production exceeds consumption. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Spending in town centres has plummeted over the past decade. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Pards knows this defeat will send his stock plummeting again. The Sun (2013) Her popularity rating has plummeted from more than 70 per cent to less than half that. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Sales here plummeted, prompting management changes. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Conversely, a company that does not have a growing dividend could have a high yield because its share price has plummeted. Times, Sunday Times (2013) THE price of gold has plummeted to its lowest in five years after a mass sell-off. The Sun (2015) The plummeting drop of Oblivion? The Sun (2009) In other languages plummet British English: plummet VERB If an amount, rate, or price plummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount. Share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day. American English: plummet Brazilian Portuguese: despencar Chinese: > 暴跌数量、比率、价格 European Spanish: caer en picado French: dégringoler German: stürzen Italian: crollare Japanese: 急降下する Korean: 폭락하다 European Portuguese: despencar Latin American Spanish: caer en picado Chinese translation of 'plummet' plummet (ˈplʌmɪt) vi [price, amount, rate] 暴跌 (bàodiē) [aircraft, bird etc] 俯冲(衝) (fǔchōng) 1 (verb) in the sense of drop Definition to drop down; plunge Share prices have plummeted. Synonyms drop Temperatures can drop to freezing at night. fall The fisherman fell into the sea during a storm. crash nosedive descend rapidly 2 (verb) in the sense of plunge Definition to drop down; plunge The car plummeted off a cliff. Synonyms plunge I plunged into the water after them. fall drop The mysterious object dropped into the ocean and made a huge splash. crash He lost his balance and crashed to the floor. tumble House prices have tumbled by almost 30 per cent. swoop The hawk swooped and soared away carrying something. stoop nosedive descend rapidly Additional synonyms in the sense of crash Definition to move violently or noisily He lost his balance and crashed to the floor. Synonyms fall, pitch, plunge, sprawl, topple, lurch, hurtle, come a cropper (informal), overbalance, fall headlong in the sense of fall Definition to collapse to the ground The fisherman fell into the sea during a storm. Synonyms drop, plunge, tumble, plummet, trip, settle, crash, collapse, pitch, sink, go down, come down, dive, stumble, descend, topple, subside, cascade, trip over, drop down, nose-dive, come a cropper (informal), keel over, face-plant (informal), go head over heels in the sense of swoop Definition the act of swooping The hawk swooped and soared away carrying something. Synonyms drop, plunge, dive, rush, sweep, descend, plummet, pounce, stoop, nosedive Synonyms of 'plummet' plummet Explore 'plummet' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of tumble Definition to decrease in value suddenly House prices have tumbled by almost 30 per cent. Synonyms fall steeply or sharply, fall, decline, crash (informal), slide, slump, decrease, plummet, nosedive, take a dive, drop rapidly
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