plummet
pronunciation
UK [ˈplʌmɪt]
US [ˈplʌmɪt]
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- vi.
- 垂直落下
- 骤然跌落
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- n.
- 铅锤
- 坠子
- 重压物
Word Origin
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。
Example
- 1. As the chart above shows , over-supply of capital caused returns to plummet in 2002 and 2003 .
- 如上图所示，资本的过度供应导致回报在2002和2003年暴跌。
- 2. If that happens , the price of the bond would plummet .
- 如果这种情况真的发生了，债券的价格将会暴跌。
- 3. Chinese rare earth magnet makers have seen orders plummet this year .
- 今年，中国稀土磁体生产商的订单已大幅减少。
- 4. Wider economic ills in europe have given investors further pause , causing european demand for solar panels to plummet .
- 欧洲经济进一步的恶化使得投资者踌躇不前，导致欧洲对太阳能电池板的需求直线下降。
- 5. The only way to clear this capacity is either to wait a very long time for the economy to catch up , or for prices to plummet .
- 而能够改变这些的要么是等上很长一段时间直到经济发展到一定程度，要么就是等到物价下降了。
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