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单词 plummet
释义
plummet
verb[I]
uk
/ˈplʌm.ɪt/us
/ˈplʌm.ɪt/
tofallveryquicklyandsuddenly:
暴跌，急剧下降
Housepriceshave plummeted inrecentmonths.房价近几个月来暴跌。
Severallargerocksweresentplummetingdownthemountain.好几块巨石被从山上推下。
She plummetedtotheground.她一下摔到了地上。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to become smaller or less
  • decreaseThe tests show that the tumour has decreased in size since we started treatment.
  • lessenA healthy diet lessens your risk for cardiovascular disease.
  • lowerThey've just lowered the age at which you can join.
  • reduceThey've just reduced the price.
  • bring downThey are bringing down their prices.
  • dropStock prices dropped today after the company's announcement.
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Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to go down onto the ground suddenly
  • fallShe slipped and fell.
  • dropSeveral apples dropped from the tree.
  • collapseSeveral buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
  • crumpleHe fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.
  • tumbleA huge rock tumbled down the mountain.
  • plungeFour of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving downwards
  • cascade
  • descend
  • dive
  • drop/fall/sink like a stoneidiom
  • fall
  • fall down
  • flop
  • freefall
  • go down
  • parachute
  • pronation
  • put
  • putsomething/someonedown
  • rain(something)down
  • set
  • setsomethingdown
  • sink
  • spiral
  • subside
  • touch
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Becoming and making smaller or less
(Definition ofplummetfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

plummet| American Dictionary

plummet
verb[I]
us
/ˈplʌm·ɪt/
tofallveryquicklyandsuddenly:
Temperatures plummeted lastnight.
Theparachutefailedtoopenand he plummeted to theground.
(Definition ofplummetfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

plummet| Business English

plummet
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈplʌmɪt/us
to go down inamountorvalueveryquicklyandsuddenly:
Housepriceshave plummeted inrecentmonths.
plummet (by) sthFirst-halfadvertisingrevenuesplummeted 13%,comparedwith the sameperiodayearago.
plummet to sthThefoodretailer'ssharesplummeted 17.5p to 227.5p.
plummet
noun[C,usually singular]
uk
/ˈplʌmɪt/us
asuddenandlargereductioninvalueoramount:
a plummet in sthThepetrolretailerdeniesits25%dividendhikeis topropup thesharesafter a plummet in thepricefrom 270p to 118p.
(Definition ofplummetfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplummet

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Compared to most of their urban counterparts, whose real incomes plummeted, farmers fared well.
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The reform has not seriously addressed the problem from the perspective of the health workers: without informal payments their standard of living wouldplummet.
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As the age distribution changes, the number of younger adults per older adult in the population will continue toplummet.
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Interestingly, staff morale plummeted when the to explain.
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All three saw their import levelsplummetin relation to total imports, with annual declines averaging between 4 per cent and 5.5 per cent.
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This trend accelerated in the 1990s, as the number of moderate and cross-pressured members plummeted.
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Following the recession of 1991 to 1993, sales of robots plummeted to about 55,000 units in 1993.
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After the recession in 1991 - 1993, sales of robots plummeted to about 56,000 units in 1993.
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Unsurprisingly, prosecutions for poaching plummeted precisely in areas of the country where the late nineteenth-century revolution in food supply and diet was most evident.
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In the last decade the performance of robots has increased enormously while at the same time their prices have been plummeting.
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As a consequence, the economic status of priests plummeted, making entry into the clergy less attractive.
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At the same time, the rats give up eating and their body weightsplummet.
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During the conflict, consumption plummeted, and it took years to recover.
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Following the recession in 1991-1993, worldwide sales of industrial robots plummeted to about 54,000 units in 1993.
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In the last decade the performance of robots has increased radically while at the same time prices have been plummeting.
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