plʌndʒ; plʌndʒ < plunge >
<<动词>>
plunged, plung.ing, plung.es
<<及物动词>>
1 用力插入; 用力丢入
"Plunge the lobsters, head first, into a large pot of rapidly boiling salted water." (Craig Claiborne)将
龙虾头朝下地丢入滚热的盐水里
2 使突然陷入 (某种状态中)
"The street was plunged in cool shadow." (Richard Wright)街道突然陷入凉爽的阴影中
<<不及物动词>>
1 投入; 陷入
We plunged into the icy mountain lake. 我们跳进冰冷的山中湖
2 全心投入; 全神贯注於┅
The students plunged into their examinations. 学生们全神贯注在考试上
3 冲入
The hunting dogs plunged into the forest in pursuit of game.猎狗冲入森林追逐猎物
4 陡峭地下倾; 突然地下降
a cliff that plunges to the sea 陡降至海面的悬崖
5 突降; 俯冲
The disabled aircraft plunged to the ground and burst into flames.故障的飞机俯冲至地面後化为一团火焰
6 冒险; 投机
<<名词>>
1 投入; 陷入; 冲入
2 a. 可跳水的地方 (如游泳池)
b. 游泳; 跳水
<<惯用语>>
take the plunge
((口语)) (尤指犹豫後) 决定冒险一试
After a three-year engagement, they're finally taking the plunge.在经过三年的订婚之後, 他们终於决定结婚