plummeting
plummeting — verb
- plummetingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- plummetings3rd person singular
- plummetinging-ing form
- plummetingedpast simple
1. to drop downwards extremely fast, usually in a way that is sudden and hard to co
to drop downwards extremely fast, usually in a way that is sudden and hard to control
The stone plummeted from the cliff and smashed onto the rocks far below.
plummet + from + noun for physical descent
After the scandal broke, the company's share price plummeted overnight.
plummet + adverb in financial contexts
Temperatures plummeted to minus twenty degrees during the January storm.
Théo watched the hawk plummet toward the field, wings folded tight.
Sales plummeted by nearly sixty percent in the first quarter alone.
文法句型
plummet + adverb
plummet + from/to/by + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often used with adverbs of speed or degree (sharply, dramatically, rapidly). Common in news reporting about prices, temperatures, and statistics.
常見錯誤
plummeting — noun
1. a sudden, very steep fall in an amount, a level, or a physical position
a sudden, very steep fall in an amount, a level, or a physical position
The report showed a sharp plummet in consumer confidence across the region.
a plummet in + abstract noun
A sudden plummet in temperature turned the heavy rain into a blizzard.
Investors were alarmed by the plummet in the company's share value last week.
The pilot pulled out of a terrifying plummet just metres above the treetops.
Economists warned of a further plummet in housing prices before the year ended.
文法句型
a plummet in + noun
用法筆記
Common in journalism and economic reporting. Often used with 'in' to name what is falling: a plummet in sales, a plummet in approval ratings.
2. a heavy metal weight, pointed at the bottom, tied to a line and hung down to che
a heavy metal weight, pointed at the bottom, tied to a line and hung down to check whether a wall or post is perfectly upright
The builder hung a plummet from the top beam to check the wall was straight.
collocation: hung a plummet
Lan tied a plummet to a thin cord before measuring the corner of the room.
collocation: tied a plummet to
Before spirit levels became common, every carpenter kept a plummet in their tool bag.
Ingrid used an old brass plummet to get the line perfectly vertical despite the wind.
The mason's wooden-handled plummet was worn smooth from forty years of daily use.
用法筆記
A specialised tool also called a 'plumb bob.' Most learners will only come across this word in historical novels or when reading about traditional building methods.