plunge/plʌndʒ/

vt

1. 使突然前移(或倒下)

• I was plunged forward when the bus stopped suddenly. 汽车突然停下时，我猛地向前扑倒。

2. 使突然(而猛力地)投入(穿入，进入等)

• He took a deep breath and plunged his head into the water. 他深吸了一口气把头埋进水里。

3. 使突然陷入(某种状态)

• be plunged into gloom 陷入忧郁失望中

• That event plunged the world into the depression. 那个事件使全世界陷入大萧条中。

vi

1. 突然前移(或倒下)

2. (价格等)突然下跌

• The house price in this area has plunged. 这个地区的房价已经下跌。

3. (船)突然颠簸

• Our ship was plunging in the stormy sea. 我们的船在暴风雨的海上颠簸着。

4. (突然而猛力地)投入(穿入、进入等)

• The children screamed and plunged into the swimming pool. 孩子们尖叫着跳进游泳池里。

5. (女服领口)开低