plummeted
past simple and past participle ofplummet
| 单词 | plummeted |
| 释义 | plummeted past simple and past participle ofplummet plummet verb[I] uk/ˈplʌm.ɪt/us/ˈplʌm.ɪt/tofallveryquicklyandsuddenly: Housepriceshave plummeted inrecentmonths. Severallargerocksweresentplummetingdownthemountain. She plummetedtotheground. to decrease
to go down onto the ground suddenly
Moving downwards
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making smaller or less Examplesofplummetedplummeted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Compared to most of their urban counterparts, whose real incomesplummeted, farmers fared well. From theCambridge English Corpus Interestingly, staff moraleplummetedwhen the to explain. From theCambridge English Corpus This trend accelerated in the 1990s, as the number of moderate and cross-pressured membersplummeted. From theCambridge English Corpus Following the recession of 1991 to 1993, sales of robotsplummetedto about 55,000 units in 1993. From theCambridge English Corpus After the recession in 1991 - 1993, sales of robotsplummetedto about 56,000 units in 1993. From theCambridge English Corpus Unsurprisingly, prosecutions for poachingplummetedprecisely in areas of the country where the late nineteenth-century revolution in food supply and diet was most evident. From theCambridge English Corpus As a consequence, the economic status of priestsplummeted, making entry into the clergy less attractive. From theCambridge English Corpus During the conflict, consumptionplummeted, and it took years to recover. From theCambridge English Corpus Following the recession in 1991-1993, worldwide sales of industrial robotsplummetedto about 54,000 units in 1993. From theCambridge English Corpus Following the recession in 1991-1993, sales of robotsplummetedto about 55,000 units in 1993. From theCambridge English Corpus The percentage of monarchsplummetedagain, from 50.0 per cent to 29.4 per cent (ten out of thirty-four). From theCambridge English Corpus Their annual yieldsplummetedbetween 1912 and 1920. From theCambridge English Corpus The standard deviation of total hours worked fell by 10 percent during this period, while the standard deviation of office timeplummetedby almost half. From theCambridge English Corpus The number of seminarians increased, the quality of educationplummeted. From theCambridge English Corpus Demand collapsed and pricesplummeted, resulting in massive layoffs, short-time working, cuts in piece rates and widespread, unsuccessful industrial unrest. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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