| 词汇 | plummet |
| 释义 | plummet verb[ I ] uk /ˈplʌm.ɪt/ us /ˈplʌm.ɪt/ to fall very quickly and suddenly: 暴跌，急剧下降 House prices have plummeted in recent months.房价近几个月来暴跌。 Several large rocks were sent plummeting down the mountain.好几块巨石被从山上推下。 She plummeted to the ground.她一下摔到了地上。 to become smaller or less decreaseThe tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment. lessenA healthy diet lessens your risk for cardiovascular disease. lowerThey've just lowered the age at which you can join. reduceThey've just reduced the price. bring downThey are bringing down their prices. dropStock prices dropped today after the company's announcement. to go down onto the ground suddenly fallShe slipped and fell. dropSeveral apples dropped from the tree. collapseSeveral buildings collapsed in the earthquake. crumpleHe fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor. tumbleA huge rock tumbled down the mountain. plungeFour of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke. Moving downwards base jumping cascade descend descent downwardly drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom fall fall down go down nosedive parachute plumb post-dive pronate pronation put something/someone down rain rain (something) down stone touch You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making smaller or less plummet | American Dictionaryplummet verb[ I ] us/ˈplʌm·ɪt/ to fall very quickly and suddenly: Temperatures plummeted last night. The parachute failed to open and he plummeted to the ground. plummet | Business Englishplummet verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈplʌmɪt/us to go down in amount or value very quickly and suddenly: House prices have plummeted in recent months. plummet (by) sthFirst-half advertising revenues plummeted 13%, compared with the same period a year ago. plummet to sthThe food retailer's shares plummeted 17.5p to 227.5p. plummet noun[ C,usually singular ] uk /ˈplʌmɪt/us a sudden and large reduction in value or amount: a plummet in sthThe petrol retailer denies its 25% dividend hike is to prop up the shares after a plummet in the price from 270p to 118p. Examples of plummetplummet Compared to most of their urban counterparts, whose real incomes plummeted, farmers fared well. The reform has not seriously addressed the problem from the perspective of the health workers: without informal payments their standard of living would plummet. As the age distribution changes, the number of younger adults per older adult in the population will continue to plummet. All three saw their import levels plummet in relation to total imports, with annual declines averaging between 4 per cent and 5.5 per cent. This trend accelerated in the 1990s, as the number of moderate and cross-pressured members plummeted. Following the recession of 1991 to 1993, sales of robots plummeted to about 55,000 units in 1993. After the recession in 1991 - 1993, sales of robots plummeted to about 56,000 units in 1993. Unsurprisingly, prosecutions for poaching plummeted precisely in areas of the country where the late nineteenth-century revolution in food supply and diet was most evident. In the last decade the performance of robots has increased enormously while at the same time their prices have been plummeting. As a consequence, the economic status of priests plummeted, making entry into the clergy less attractive. At the same time, the rats give up eating and their body weights plummet. During the conflict, consumption plummeted, and it took years to recover. Following the recession in 1991-1993, worldwide sales of industrial robots plummeted to about 54,000 units in 1993. In the last decade the performance of robots has increased radically while at the same time prices have been plummeting. Following the recession in 1991-1993, sales of robots plummeted to about 55,000 units in 1993. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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