plummet

英 [ˈplʌmɪt]

美 [ˈplʌmɪt]

v.  暴跌; 速降

第三人称单数：plummets　过去式：plummetted　现在分词：plummeting　过去分词：plummeted　

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Collins.1 / BNC.20271 / COCA.7681

牛津词典

verb

• 暴跌；速降
  to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position
  1. Share prices plummeted to an all-time low.
     股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。
  2. 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。
  3. The jet plummeted into a row of houses.
     那架喷气式飞机一头栽进一排房子里。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （数量、比率或价格）骤然下跌，暴跌
  If an amount, rate, or priceplummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount.
  1. In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day...
     东京股价已连续第6天猛跌。
  2. The Prime Minister's popularity has plummeted to an all-time low in recent weeks...
     首相的支持率在近几个星期已骤跌至前所未有的低点。
  3. The shares have plummeted from 130p to 2.25p in the past year.
     在过去的一年里，股票已从130便士暴跌到2.25便士。
• VERB （通常指从高处）快速落下，陡直掉下
  If someone or somethingplummets, they fall very fast towards the ground, usually from a great height.
  1. The jet burst into flames and plummeted to the ground...
     这架喷气式飞机突然着火，急速坠地。
  2. The car went out of control on a bend and plummeted down an embankment.
     车子在弯道处失去控制，一头扎下堤岸。

英英释义

noun

• the metal bob of a plumb line
  Synonym:plumb bobplumb

verb

• drop sharply
  1. The stock market plummeted
  Synonym:plump

双语例句

• And with an astonishing discovery made earlier this year, the cost of superconducting cable might soon plummet further.
  由于今年早些时候的一项惊人发现，超导电缆的成本可能很快还会大幅下降。
• Both HTC and Nokia have seen their smartphone market share plummet as Apple and Samsung grow, creating more willingness to settle from all parties.
  随着苹果和三星的快速增长，宏达电与诺基亚在智能手机领域的市场份额都在显著下降，这使得争议各方更有意愿取得和解。
• US bank shares rebounded from a plummet on Monday, after soothing statements from Citigroup and Bank of America and as analysts stepped into argue that this time was different from 2008, when leverage was much higher.
  因花旗集团（Citigroup）与美国银行（BANKOFAMERICA）发布了令人宽慰的公告，且分析师纷纷表示这次与2008年不同，杠杆率要低很多，美国银行股在周一的暴跌后出现了反弹。
• World trade flows are falling fast as the credit crisis bites and oil prices plummet, with official figures yesterday showing export and import declines in the US, China, UK and Canada.
  由于信贷危机肆虐和油价暴跌，全球贸易流动迅速下降。昨日公布的官方数据显示，美国、中国、英国和加拿大的进出口下降。
• Right: If we don't fund the ABC sales training program, our sales will plummet.
  正确示例：如果我们不投资ABC销售培训项目，我们的销售额会大幅降低。
• Stocks that plummet to half their value aren't losers, they're 'non-performers'.
  股票价格跌了一半的人不是失败者，而是表现不佳。
• He said that yields on 10-year Treasury bonds would plummet.
  他认为，十年期国债的收益率将大幅下跌。
• The car went out of control on a bend and plummeted down an embankment.
  车子在弯道处失去控制，一头扎下堤岸。
• Because oil prices plummet, producers from the Middle East to South America brace for an uncertain future.
  油价直落，从中东到南美的石油生产国都为不确定的未来做防备。
• The restored deutschemark would soar, the euro would plummet.
  重新恢复的德国马克将会一路飙升，欧元将会直线下跌。