plunge

immerse, dip, duck, plunge, submerge

名词 plunge:

1. a brief swim in water
   同义词：dip
2. a steep and rapid fall

动词 plunge:

1. thrust or throw into
   同义词：immerse
2. drop steeply
   同义词：dive, plunk
3. dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
4. begin with vigor
   同义词：launch
5. cause to be immersed
   同义词：immerse
6. fall abruptly
   同义词：dump
7. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
   同义词：dunk, dip, souse, douse
8. engross (oneself) fully
   同义词：steep, immerse, engulf, engross, absorb, soak up

1. The sudden jolt plunged her forward.
   突然颠了一下，她向前打了个趔趄。
2. She plunged her hands into her coat pockets.
   她把两手插在上衣口袋里。
3. The car stopped suddenly and he plunged forward.
   汽车突然停下，他的身子朝前一冲。

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]