late 14c., "to put or thrust violently into," also intransitive, from Old French plongier "plunge, sink into; plunge into, dive in" (mid-12c., Modern French plonger), from Vulgar Latin *plumbicare "to heave the lead," from Latin plumbum "lead" (see plumb (n.)). Original notion perhaps is of a sounding lead or a fishing net weighted with lead. Related: Plunged; plunging. Plunging neckline attested from 1949.
plunge (n.)
c. 1400, "deep pool," from plunge (v.). From late 15c. as "a sudden pitch forward;" meaning "act of plunging" is from 1711. Figurative use in take the plunge "commit oneself" is from 1845, from earlier noun sense of "point of being in trouble or danger" (1530s).
1. Take the opportunity to plunge yourself into your career.
抓住机会投身到事业中去。
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2. Local residents saw it plunge towards Earth with a deafening roar.
当地的居民看见它伴着一声震耳欲聋的巨响撞向地面。
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3. He braced himself for the icy plunge into the black water.
他做好了准备要跳进冰冷的脏水里。
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4. This plunge came in a time of relatively benign economic conditions.
这次大跌出现在相对良好的经济环境下。
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5. The country, they say, will inevitably now plunge headlong into decadence.
late 14c., "to put or thrust violently into," also intransitive, from Old French plongier "plunge, sink into; plunge into, dive in" (mid-12c., Modern French plonger), from Vulgar Latin *plumbicare "to heave the lead," from Latin plumbum "lead" (see plumb (n.)). Original notion perhaps is of a sounding lead or a fishing net weighted with lead. Related: Plunged; plunging. Plunging neckline attested from 1949.
plunge (n.)
c. 1400, "deep pool," from plunge (v.). From late 15c. as "a sudden pitch forward;" meaning "act of plunging" is from 1711. Figurative use in take the plunge "commit oneself" is from 1845, from earlier noun sense of "point of being in trouble or danger" (1530s).
双语例句
1. Take the opportunity to plunge yourself into your career.
抓住机会投身到事业中去。
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2. Local residents saw it plunge towards Earth with a deafening roar.
当地的居民看见它伴着一声震耳欲聋的巨响撞向地面。
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3. He braced himself for the icy plunge into the black water.
他做好了准备要跳进冰冷的脏水里。
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4. This plunge came in a time of relatively benign economic conditions.
这次大跌出现在相对良好的经济环境下。
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5. The country, they say, will inevitably now plunge headlong into decadence.