plunge
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
to plunge the body into water
- 2.
(figuratively, transitive)To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.
to plunge a dagger into the breast
to plunge a nation into war
the city was plunged into darkness
- 3.
(obsolete, transitive)To baptize by immersion.
- 4.
(intransitive)To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
he plunged into the river
- 5.
(figuratively, intransitive)To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.
to plunge into debt
to plunge into controversy
profits plunge 90%
Đồng nghĩa: slump
- 6.
(intransitive)To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.
- 7.
(intransitive, slang)To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.
- 8.
(intransitive, obsolete)To entangle or embarrass (mostly used in past participle).
- 9.
(intransitive, obsolete)To overwhelm, overpower.
- 10.
(transitive)To remove a blockage by suction.
to plunge a toilet
Danh từ
noun- 1.
The act of plunging or submerging.
- 2.
A dive, leap, rush, or pitch into (into water).
to take the water with a plunge
A plunge into the sea
- 3.
(dated)A swimming pool.
- 4.
(figuratively)The act of pitching or throwing oneself headlong or violently forward, like an unruly horse.
- 5.
(slang)Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
Đồng nghĩa: plunger
- 6.
(obsolete)An immersion in difficulty, embarrassment, or distress; the condition of being surrounded or overwhelmed; a strait; difficulty.
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From Middle English plungen, ploungen, plungier, from Old French plongier, (Modern French plonger), from unattested - frequentative *plumbicō (to throw a leaded line), from plumbum (lead). Compare plumb, plounce.