plummet
骤降
常用释义
英音[ ˈplʌmɪt ]
美音[ ˈplʌmɪt ]
变形
第三人称单数:
plummets
现在分词:
plummeting
过去式:
plummeted
过去分词:
plummeted
基本释义
- v. (数量、价值等)暴跌;(尤指从高处)坠落
- n. 铅锤,测深锤;骤降
例句
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1·The glamour stocks of the age saw their values plummet.当时的魅力股的价值大大缩水。
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2·Everyone expects Broadway's box office to plummet in September.大家都预料到9月百老汇的票房会大幅下跌。
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3·After menopause, when estrogen levels plummet, some women become forgetful.绝经期后,当雌激素水平骤然下降,一些女性开始变得健忘。
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4·Now water tables plummet in countries harboring half the world's population.现在世界一半人口不得不正视这样一个事实:因为过度汲取地下水,他们所在的国家的地下水位急剧下降。
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5·The new drachma would plummet, making Greece’s debt burden even more onerous.新的希腊货币将会狂跌,使国家的债务负担变得更加沉重。
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6·Threats: Disease and climate change have seen populations plummet by up to 80%.威胁:疾病和气候变化已经使其数量直线降落高达80%。
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7·The word refers to the rapid plummet of women’s reproductive hormones around age fifty.“更年期”一词指的是五十岁左右的妇女其生殖激素快速下降。
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8·If interest rates rose, then the value of the government bonds the Banks hold would plummet.如果利率上涨,那么这些银行所持有的美国国债的价值将大幅缩水。
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9·Although the average temperature is-25C, it can plummet to -40 or soar to zero in the summer.尽管这里的平均气温是零下25摄氏度,最冷时会降到零下40度,夏季时升到零度左右。
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10·The markets began to plummet even before the 15-minute voting period expired on the House floor.在众议院的投票期限截止前15分钟市场就开始走低。
同义词
n.
[测]铅锤,坠子
同根词
词根:
plummet
plumbing
n
铅工业;铅管品制造
plumbing
v
探究;垂直悬挂;用铅锤测量;灌铅以增重(plumb的现在分词)