Plummet
[ 'plʌmɪt ]
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vi. 垂直落下;骤然跌落;
n. 铅锤;坠子;重压物;
💡 词根助记
plum=plumb铅锤+met量度→铅很重，所以下落很快 → 突然下落
📝 例句
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”。
I slipped and began to plummet downward." Hold on! " Came the cry.
我一滑，开始往下陷，有人叫道：“坚持住
Pieces of rock plummet down the mountainside to the grind below
岩石一块块顺著山的陡坡滚落到地面
(of prices, etc)fall(/drop)steeply(/drastically; sharply); slump plummet plunge
猛跌
Nose-dive; plummet
暴跌
🌱 联想助记
【记】plum-李子,plummet-垂直落下:李子熟透了会从枝头垂直下落
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
plummet
n
1 (weight attached to a) plumb-line 测深锤; 铅锤; 铅垂线.
2 weight attached to a fishing-line to keep the float upright （钓丝上的）铅坠, 坠子（用以使鱼漂竖起）. plummet, v [I, Ipr, Ip]
fall steeply or rapidly 大坡度或快速落下
House prices have plummeted in this area. 此地房价大跌.
Pieces of rock plummeted down the mountainside to the ground below. 岩石一块块顺著山的陡坡滚落到地面.
🔁 扩展释义
*['plʌmit]n. 测深锤, 铅坠vi. 垂直落下【医】 铅锤(昔时用以治肠梗阻)
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But if you think you should take the job, we're behind you.
但如果你认为你应该接受这份工作， 我们支持你。
My mouth is watering.
我在流口水。
We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
在小说中，我们经常读到一个表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭，却有着某种多年不为人所知的骇人听闻的秘密。