Plummet
[ 'plʌmɪt ]
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vi. 垂直落下;骤然跌落;
n. 铅锤;坠子;重压物;
💡 词根助记
plum=plumb铅锤+met量度→铅很重，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'.
股票价格跌了一半的人不是失败者，而是“表现不佳”。
I slipped and began to plummet downward." Hold on! " Came the cry.
我一滑，开始往下陷，有人叫道：“坚持住
Pieces of rock plummet down the mountainside to the grind below
岩石一块块顺著山的陡坡滚落到地面
(of prices, etc)fall(/drop)steeply(/drastically; sharply); slump plummet plunge
猛跌
Nose-dive; plummet
暴跌
🌱 联想助记
【记】plum-李子,plummet-垂直落下:李子熟透了会从枝头垂直下落
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
plummet
n
1 (weight attached to a) plumb-line 测深锤; 铅锤; 铅垂线.
2 weight attached to a fishing-line to keep the float upright （钓丝上的）铅坠, 坠子（用以使鱼漂竖起）. plummet, v [I, Ipr, Ip]
fall steeply or rapidly 大坡度或快速落下
House prices have plummeted in this area. 此地房价大跌.
Pieces of rock plummeted down the mountainside to the ground below. 岩石一块块顺著山的陡坡滚落到地面.
🔁 扩展释义
*['plʌmit]n. 测深锤, 铅坠vi. 垂直落下【医】 铅锤(昔时用以治肠梗阻)
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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How many languages do you speak?
你会讲几种语言？
No one is wise at all times.
人总有一时之失。
Some of the bigger firms are engaged in researches which are of such general and fundamental nature that it is a positive advantage to them not to keep them secret.
某些大公司进行的研究属于一般和基础性的研究。因此不保密对他们才有利。