Plummet
[ 'pl?m?t ]
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vi. 垂直落下;驟然跌落;
n. 鉛錘;墜子;重壓物;
?? 詞根助記
plum=plumb鉛錘+met量度→鉛很重，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'.
股票價(jià)格跌了一半的人不是失敗者，而是“表現(xiàn)不佳”。
I slipped and began to plummet downward." Hold on! " Came the cry.
我一滑，開始往下陷，有人叫道：“堅(jiān)持住
Pieces of rock plummet down the mountainside to the grind below
巖石一塊塊順著山的陡坡滾落到地面
(of prices, etc)fall(/drop)steeply(/drastically; sharply); slump plummet plunge
猛跌
Nose-dive; plummet
暴跌
?? 聯(lián)想助記
【記】plum-李子,plummet-垂直落下:李子熟透了會(huì)從枝頭垂直下落
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?? 牛津釋義
plummet
n
1 (weight attached to a) plumb-line 測(cè)深錘; 鉛錘; 鉛垂線.
2 weight attached to a fishing-line to keep the float upright （釣絲上的）鉛墜, 墜子（用以使魚漂豎起）. 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?jī)r(jià)大跌.
Pieces of rock plummeted down the mountainside to the ground below. 巖石一塊塊順著山的陡坡滾落到地面.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*['pl?mit]n. 測(cè)深錘, 鉛墜vi. 垂直落下【醫(yī)】 鉛錘(昔時(shí)用以治腸梗阻)
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Would you mind showing me your showroom?
您可以帶我參觀一下展室嗎？
War is the business of barbarians.
戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)是野蠻人干的事。
Put them away, please. You must look after your things.
把他們放好。你得能看好自己的東西。