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
习惯用语>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]