ADJECTIVE | VERB + PLUNGE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤cold跳入冷水◇Bathers would go straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge.游泳者從悶熱的房間裏走出來就直接跳進冷水。➤downward, headlong (bothfigurative) 投身向下;一頭扎進◇the economy's downward plunge經濟的大幅下滑◇his headlong plunge into shame and hypocrisy他突然深陷於恥辱和虛偽之境地VERB + PLUNGE➤survive突然跌落後活下來◇How did he survive his icy plunge?突然落入冰冷的水中,他是如何活下來的?➤take (usuallyfigurative) 跳下;(深思熟慮後)果斷行事◇She prepared to take the plunge into the cold waters of Lake Ontario.她做好準備跳入安大略湖冰冷的水中。◇He finally took the plunge and gave in his notice.他終於毅然決然地遞交了辭呈。PREPOSITION➤plunge into跳進⋯中◇a plunge into the icy water跳入冰冷的水中➤plunge to跌到⋯◇a plunge to the ground跌落到地面plunge
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ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤ahead (NAmE, oftenfigurative) , back, downwards/downward, forward, head first, headlong突然前衝;突然向後倒下;突然下落;向前猛衝;頭朝前地衝;倒栽葱◇City officials are plunging ahead with plans for a new convention center.城市官員正紛紛投身於關於新會議中心的計劃中。◇The car plunged headlong into the river.汽車一頭衝進河中。➤in跳進去◇The pool was declared open and eager swimmers plunged in.泳池一宣佈開放,迫不及待的游泳者便跳入水中。PREPOSITION➤down衝下⋯◇The bus came off the road and plunged down an embankment.公共汽車駛離了公路,衝下路堤。➤from從⋯跳下◇He plunged from a tenth floor window.他從 10 樓的窗戶跳下。➤into (oftenfigurative) 陷入◇She plunged straight into her story.她逕直講起自己的故事來。➤off突然偏離◇The car had plunged off the road.汽車突然衝離了馬路。PHRASES➤plunge to your death摔死◇A climber plunged 300 feet to his death.一名登山者從 300 英尺高處跌下來摔死了。
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