plunge

n. 钻进, 跳进, 跳水, 跳水池, 猛跌, 落下, 投入, 开始从事, 盲目投资
vi. 投入, 投身于, 跳进, 陷入, 下降
vt. 使投入, 使插入, 使陷入, 使遭受
【经】 下跌
相关词组:
plunge into a difficulty
take the plunge
plunge into
plunge sb into debt

动词过去式:plunged 过去分词:plunged 现在分词:plunging 第三人称单数:plunges 

plunge

v.（动词）
plunged,plung.ing,plung.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or place:
用力插入，用力丢入：用力插入或丢入一种物质或地点里：
例句：
.Plunge the lobsters, head first, into a large pot of rapidly boiling salted water.(Craig Claiborne)
.把龙虾头朝下扔进一大锅滚烫的盐水中.(克雷格·克莱本)

To cast suddenly, violently, or deeply into a given state or situation:
使突然陷入：突然地、猛烈地或深深地投进一种特定的状态或情形：
例句：
.The street was plunged in cool shadow.(Richard Wright)
.街道突然陷入荫凉之中.(理查德·赖特)

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To fall or throw oneself into a substance or place:
投入；陷入：使自己陷入或投入物质或空间中：
例句：
We plunged into the icy mountain lake.
我们跳进冰冷的山间湖中

To throw oneself earnestly or wholeheartedly into an activity or a situation:
全心投入，全神贯注于：认真地或全心全意地使自己投入到一种活动或情形中：
例句：
The students plunged into their examinations.
学生们全神贯注在考试上

To enter or move headlong through something:
冲入：匆忙地进入或穿过某物：
例句：
The hunting dogs plunged into the forest in pursuit of game.
猎狗们冲入森林追捕猎物

To descend steeply; fall precipitously:
陡峭地下倾；突然地下降：
例句：
a cliff that plunges to the sea.
陡降至海面的悬崖

To move forward and downward violently:
突降，俯冲：猛烈地向前或向下运动：
例句：
The disabled aircraft plunged to the ground and burst into flames.
出故障的飞机俯冲至地面后化为一团火焰

To speculate or gamble extravagantly.
冒险，投机：无节制地投机或赌博
n.（名词）
The act or an instance of plunging.
投入，陷入：投入、陷入等的行为或事例


A place or an area, such as a swimming pool, for diving or plunging.
投入：供人跳水或潜水的地方或地区，如游泳池
A swim; a dip.
游泳；跳水

<习惯用语>take the plunge【非正式用语】
To begin an unfamiliar venture, especially after hesitating:
冒险，采取断然行动，结婚：开始进行一次不熟悉的冒险，尤其是在踌躇一阵之后：
例句：
After a three-year engagement, they`re finally taking the plunge.
订婚三年后，最终他们结婚了

来源：
Middle English plungen
中古英语 plungen
from Old French plongier
源自 古法语 plongier
from Vulgar Latin *plumbic3re [to heave a sounding lead]
源自 俗拉丁语 *plumbic3re [举起一个测深铅锤]
from Latin plumbum [lead]
源自 拉丁语 plumbum [铅]