plummet
plummet — 動詞
- plummetpresent simple I / you / we / they
- plummetshe / she / it
- plummetedpast simple
- plummeting-ing form
1. to move downward extremely fast, or to go down by a large amount in a short time
暴跌；直墜
快速下落或大幅下降
to move downward extremely fast, or to go down by a large amount in a short time.
Oil prices plummeted after the pipeline closed for a week.
輸油管停擺一週後，油價暴跌。
common subject: prices plummet
The small plane plummeted toward the field before the pilot recovered.
那架小飛機朝田地直墜，但飛行員後來拉回了機身。
physical fall: plummet toward the ground
After the bad review, ticket sales plummeted from Friday to Sunday.
差評出來後，門票銷量從星期五到星期天暴跌。
pattern: plummet from ... to ...
Temperatures plummeted by ten degrees when the storm reached Seoul.
暴風雨到達首爾時，氣溫驟降了十度。
pattern: plummet by + amount
By noon, the company's shares had plummeted to their lowest level.
到中午時，這家公司的股價已暴跌到最低點。
- share prices plummet
- sales plummet
- temperatures plummet
- plummet from one level to another
- plummet by ten percent
- plunge
often suggests a sudden deep fall, and can also describe jumping into water
- tumble
can suggest falling with turning or losing balance, especially for people or objects
- nosedive
more vivid and often informal, especially for planes or dramatic declines
- drop
the broad neutral verb, with less dramatic force than plummet
文法句型
prices plummet
plummet from ... to ...
plummet by ...
plummet toward the ground
用法筆記
Subject is often a number-based thing such as prices, sales, temperature, or support. The verb is usually intransitive, so English normally says something plummets, not that someone plummets it.
常見錯誤
plummet — 名詞
1. a small metal weight hanging from a plumb line to show whether something is exac
鉛錘
測量垂直線的金屬錘
a small metal weight hanging from a plumb line to show whether something is exactly upright.
The builder tied a metal plummet to the line beside the wall.
工人把金屬鉛錘綁在線上，貼著牆邊垂下來。
tool use: plummet on a line
Before fixing the frame, Aya checked the post with a plummet.
固定框架前，Aya 用鉛錘檢查那根柱子。
use a plummet to check vertical position
During the repair, Noor used a plummet to check the gatepost was upright.
修理時，Noor 用鉛錘檢查門柱是不是垂直。
On the church roof, the worker lowered the plummet past the stone edge.
在教堂屋頂上，工人把鉛錘從石頭邊緣外側垂放下去。
physical action: lower a plummet
A plummet hanging still told Marco the beam was straight.
靜止不動的鉛錘讓 Marco 知道那根樑是直的。
- metal plummet
- plummet on a line
- check a wall with a plummet
- lower a plummet
文法句型
a plummet
use a plummet to check a wall
lower a plummet beside a post
用法筆記
Usually appears in building or measuring contexts and often with words like line, wall, post, and beam. Distinguish from verb sense 1: this noun names the tool itself, not the act of falling.