plummet

plummet

英 ['plʌmɪt]
　　美 ['plʌmɪt]

n. [測] 鉛錘，墜子
　　vi. 垂直落下；（價格、水平等）驟然下跌

中文詞源：

plummet 暴跌，速降

來自古法語plomet,鉛，鉛球，來自plomb,鉛，鉛球，詞源同plumb.-et,小詞後綴。比喻用法。

例句：

1. We'd revise to rewire the building, re plummet re - plumb it.
我們必須給大樓重換電線, 重新使它立直.

2. Stocks that plummet to half their value aren't losers, they're'non - performers '.
股票價格跌瞭一半的人不是失敗者, 而是 “ 表現不佳”.

3. Mengniu and Yili have seen their shares plummet since the incident broke.
自事件發生以來,蒙牛和伊利的股票大幅下跌.

4. The prices of the shares may ~ or plummet within one day.
股票價格有可能在一天之內飛速上升或驟然下跌.

5. Pieces of rock plummet down the mountainside to the ground below.
巖石一塊塊順著山的陡坡滾落到地面.