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plunging

UK //ˈplʌn.dʒɪŋ//US //ˈplʌn.dʒɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'plungen',可能受到古法语 'plongier'(潜水、浸入)的影响,最终源于拉丁语 'plumbum'(铅,因其重量象征下沉)。

adjective

❶ 形容快速或突然下降的动作或状态,常用于描述价格、温度等急剧下跌,或衣物领口深V的款式。

“The stock market took a plunging drop after the bad news.”

(坏消息传出后,股市暴跌。)

“She wore a plunging neckline dress to the party.”

(她穿了一件深V领的裙子参加派对。)

同义词:dropping, falling, descending

verb

❶ 指突然或快速地下降、跌落或投入某物中,也可比喻为陷入某种状态或行动。

“The car plunged into the river after skidding off the road.”

(汽车打滑后冲进了河里。)

“He plunged his hands into the icy water.”

(他把双手猛地伸进冰冷的水中。)

同义词:dive, fall, submerge

常见短语

plunging neckline — 指女性服装中领口设计得很低,呈深V形,通常用于晚礼服或时尚服饰。

“Her plunging neckline turned heads at the gala.”

(她的深V领礼服在晚宴上引人注目。)

take the plunge — 比喻下定决心做某事,尤其是冒险或重大决定,常用于开始新事业或结婚等场景。

“After years of dating, they finally took the plunge and got married.”

(恋爱多年后,他们终于决定结婚。)