Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4534
plunge
纵身跳入；冲入；陷入
to fall, jump, or rush suddenly into something, especially water or a situation/activity.
常与 into 连用，如 plunge into the water（跳入水中）或 plunge into work（投入工作）。
- 1.
To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
插入液体或可穿透的物质中；浸入。
- 2.
To remove a blockage by suction.
通过吸力清除堵塞物。
- 3.
To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.
快速而深地投入某物、状态、条件或行动中。
- 4.
To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
跳入、跃入或冲入(水或液体中)；潜入。
- 5.
To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.
头朝下或快速冲入某物、行动、状态或条件中。
- 6.
To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
像马一样猛冲或猛烈向前。
浸入；插入；使陷入；用搋子疏通；疏通；（马）猛冲；前扑；插入液体或可穿透的物质中；浸入。；通过吸力清除堵塞物。
In use
The brave dog plunged into the icy river to rescue the boy.
After graduation, she plunged into her career with great energy.
Stock prices plunged dramatically after the crisis was announced.
Verb forms
base plunge · third person plunges · -ing plunging · past plunged · past participle plunged
规则动词；过去式/过去分词为plunged；第三人称单数为plunges；现在分词为plunging。
Connections
Collocations
- plunge into
- 跳入；投身于；陷入
- She plunged into the cold water without hesitation.她毫不犹豫地跳入冷水中。
- plunge down
- 猛然下降；暴跌
- The stock market plunged down sharply yesterday.股市昨天大幅暴跌。
- plunge into debt
- 陷入债务
- After the business failed, he plunged into debt.生意失败后，他陷入了债务。
- plunge into darkness
- 陷入黑暗
- The entire city plunged into darkness after the power outage.停电后整个城市陷入了黑暗。
- plunge a knife into
- 把刀刺入
- The attacker plunged a knife into the victim's chest.袭击者把刀刺入受害者的胸部。
- plunge forward
Learner notes
Memory Tip
扑入浪中（plunge），想象突然跳入水中的动作，表示猛冲或下跌。
Context & Register
语域：mixed；场景：价格暴跌、跳水、投入某项活动；说明：plunge作为动词在不同语境中语域有所差异，表示价格暴跌时较为正式，表示跳水或投入活动时口语和书面均可，因此标注mixed。
Grammar Note
常用于短语 plunge into，表示投入、陷入。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'lunge', 'sponge', and 'grunge' rhyme with 'plunge'. Note that 'sponge' is spelled with 'onge' but pronounced the same. Be careful of lookalikes like 'bungee' (/ˈbʌndʒi/) which has an extra syllable.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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