plummeting
plummeting — 動詞
- 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
驟降；暴跌
快速且突然地向下掉落
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.
石頭從懸崖驟然掉落，在下方遠處的岩石上摔得粉碎。
plummet + from + noun for physical descent
After the scandal broke, the company's share price plummeted overnight.
醜聞爆發後，公司股價在一夜之間暴跌。
plummet + adverb in financial contexts
Temperatures plummeted to minus twenty degrees during the January storm.
一月暴風雨期間，氣溫驟降至零下二十度。
Théo watched the hawk plummet toward the field, wings folded tight.
Théo 看著那隻鷹雙翼緊收，急速俯衝向田野。
Sales plummeted by nearly sixty percent in the first quarter alone.
光是第一季，銷售額就驟降了近六成。
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 — 名詞
1. a sudden, very steep fall in an amount, a level, or a physical position
暴跌；急降
數量、價值或位置的突然大幅下降
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.
報告顯示，整個地區的消費者信心大幅暴跌。
a plummet in + abstract noun
A sudden plummet in temperature turned the heavy rain into a blizzard.
氣溫急降，讓這場大雨變成了一場暴風雪。
Investors were alarmed by the plummet in the company's share value last week.
投資人對上週公司股價的暴跌感到震驚。
The pilot pulled out of a terrifying plummet just metres above the treetops.
飛行員在離樹梢只有幾公尺的地方，勉強將飛機從可怕的急降中拉起。
Economists warned of a further plummet in housing prices before the year ended.
經濟學家警告，年底前房價還會進一步暴跌。
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
鉛錘
建築或木工用來測量垂直線的重物
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.
建築工人從頂樑上懸掛鉛錘，檢查牆壁是否垂直。
collocation: hung a plummet
Lan tied a plummet to a thin cord before measuring the corner of the room.
Lan 把鉛錘綁在細繩上，然後才開始測量房間角落。
collocation: tied a plummet to
Before spirit levels became common, every carpenter kept a plummet in their tool bag.
在水平儀普及之前，每個木匠的工具袋裡都放著一個鉛錘。
Ingrid used an old brass plummet to get the line perfectly vertical despite the wind.
Ingrid 用一個老舊的黃銅鉛錘，讓鉛垂線在風中也能保持完全垂直。
The mason's wooden-handled plummet was worn smooth from forty years of daily use.
老石匠那個木柄鉛錘，經過四十年日常使用，已經磨得十分光滑。
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.