| 词汇 | plummeted |
| 释义 | plummeted past simple and past participle ofplummet 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 parachute plumb post-dive pronate pronation put put something/someone down rain (something) down set spiral touch You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making smaller or less Examples of plummetedplummeted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Compared to most of their urban counterparts, whose real incomes plummeted, farmers fared well. 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. As a consequence, the economic status of priests plummeted, making entry into the clergy less attractive. 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. Following the recession in 1991-1993, sales of robots plummeted to about 55,000 units in 1993. The percentage of monarchs plummeted again, from 50.0 per cent to 29.4 per cent (ten out of thirty-four). Their annual yields plummeted between 1912 and 1920. The standard deviation of total hours worked fell by 10 percent during this period, while the standard deviation of office time plummeted by almost half. The number of seminarians increased, the quality of education plummeted. Demand collapsed and prices plummeted, resulting in massive layoffs, short-time working, cuts in piece rates and widespread, unsuccessful industrial unrest. Stocks of many large fishes have plummeted due to overfishing and destruction of critical habitat on the continental shelf by mechanized harvesting. 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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