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小词详解 | plummet
plummet 英 [ˈplʌmɪt] 美 [ˈplʌmɪt]
Pundits fret that, were China to dump its bonds, American interest rates would shoot up and the dollar plummet.
专家担心一旦中国抛售美国国债,美国利率会暴涨,美元则会暴跌。
——《经济学人》The Dow Jones industrial average abruptly plummeted more than 150 points, then surged back after it became clear there had been no incident.
道琼斯工业平均指数突然暴跌150多点,然后在明确无事故发生后猛然回升。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 高速直线下落
无知本身压得那个幼稚的女孩好沉。
Ignorance itself is a plummet over the naive girl.
这架喷气式飞机突然着火,急速坠地。坠机导致金属和玻璃碎片在空中乱飞。
The jet burst into flames and plummeted to the ground. The crash sent pieces of metal and glass hurtling through the air.
房价近几个月来暴跌。但与此同时,分析家们预计高得离谱的股票价格将持续上涨。
House prices have plummeted in recent months. But at the same time, analysts expect the exorbitant share price to remain buoyant.一想到又要见到那个巧言令色的说谎高手,她的心情便直往下沉。
Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting the plausible liar again.
医疗保险覆盖人群锐减。美国因政治极化一直未能实现全民医保,享有医保的人群又因疫情急剧缩减。
Health insurance coverage plummeted. America has no universal health insurance because of political polarization and the number of people enjoying health insurance has shrunk sharply due to the epidemic.
dive: plunge head first into water plunge: fall suddenly and uncontrollably hurtle: move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in a wildly uncontrolled manner