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plummet

英 ['plʌmɪt] 美 ['plʌmɪt]

解释

n. [测] 铅锤，坠子
vi. 垂直落下；（价格、水平等）骤然下跌

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中文词源

plummet 暴跌，速降

来自古法语plomet,铅，铅球，来自plomb,铅，铅球，词源同plumb.-et,小词后缀。比喻用法。

英文词源

plummet: plummet: see plumb
plummet (n.): late 14c., "ball of lead, plumb of a bob-line," from Old French plomet "graphite, lead; plummet, sounding lead," diminutive of plom "sounding lead" (see plumb (n.)).
plummet (v.): 1620s, "to fathom, take soundings," from plummet (n.). Meaning "to fall rapidly" first recorded 1933, perhaps originally among aviators. Related: Plummeted; plummeting.

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例句和用法

1. We'd revise to rewire the building, re plummet re - plumb it.: 我们必须给大楼重换电线, 重新使它立直.

2. 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”.

3. Mengniu and Yili have seen their shares plummet since the incident broke.: 自事件发生以来,蒙牛和伊利的股票大幅下跌.

4. The prices of the shares may ~ or plummet within one day.: 股票价格有可能在一天之内飞速上升或骤然下跌.

5. Pieces of rock plummet down the mountainside to the ground below.: 岩石一块块顺著山的陡坡滚落到地面.