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plummet

释义

plummet

noun

1
a plumb lineSubmitted on:
15/10/2015
Open Dictionary - October2015
2
a fall or drop in something
a plummet in milk prices
Submitted by:
Lígia Funchal from Brazil on 16/05/2016
Open Dictionary - May2016

Noun☞plummet

plummet

verb intransitive

UK /ˈplʌmɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	plummet
he/she/it	plummets
present participle	plummeting
past tense	plummeted
past participle	plummeted

1
to fall straight down very quickly from a high position
Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something downwards
fall
lower
come down
2
if something such as an amount, rate, or value plummets, it suddenly becomes much lower
Share prices plummeted today to a three-month low.
The president’s popularity has plummeted since the war began.
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
decline
See alsocrash
See alsonosedive

plummet

verb intransitive

US /ˈplʌmɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	plummet
he/she/it	plummets
present participle	plummeting
past tense	plummeted
past participle	plummeted

1
to fall straight down very quickly from a high position
Synonyms and related words
To move, or to move something downwards
fall
lower
come down
2
if something such as an amount, rate, or value plummets, it suddenly becomes much lower
Stock prices plummeted today to a three-month low.
Support for the war has plummeted since the beginning of the year.
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
diminish
See alsocrash
See alsonosedive

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