plunge
US /plʌndʒ/
・UK /plʌndʒ/
B1TOEIC
v.i.Intransitive Verb(Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
Prices plunge because the store is going out of business
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To dive (into water)
Plunge your hand quickly into the water to take the spoon
v.t.Transitive VerbTo start doing something energetically
I plunge into my work in the morning
v.t.Transitive VerbTo thrust or force quickly into something.
He plunged the knife into the cake.
v.t.Transitive VerbTo cause to experience suddenly; cast.
The country was plunged into darkness after the power outage.
n.NounA quick swim.
He took a quick plunge in the ocean.
n.NounA rapid decrease or sudden decline.
The plunge in profits worried the investors.
n.NounA risky or daring undertaking.
He made a plunge on the stock market.
n.NounA quick jump or dive.
She took a plunge into the icy water.
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Benedict Cumberbatch reads the best cover letter ever written
- Before taking the plunge, I went to Europe for a year of study, contemplation, and horsing around.
Before taking the plunge, I went to Europe for a year of study, contemplation, and horsing around.
- Before taking the plunge, I went to Europe for a year of study, contemplation, and horsing around.
Before taking the plunge, I went to Europe for a year of study, contemplation, and horsing around.
Dark Hunchback of Notre Dame Theories That'll Freak You Out
- And he shall smite the wicked and plunge them into the fiery pit.
And he shall smite the wicked and plunge them into the fiery pit.
- Following which he utters, he shall plunge a wicked into the fiery pit.
Following which he utters, he shall plunge a wicked into the fiery pit.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- Cratchit, looking slowly all along the carving knife, prepared to plunge it in the breast;
Cratchit, looking slowly all along the carving knife, prepared to plunge it in the breast;
- breathless pause, as Mrs. Cratchit, looking slowly all along the carving-knife, prepared to plunge it
breathless pause, as Mrs. Cratchit, looking slowly all along the carving-knife, prepared to plunge it
Shinjuku to Harajuku | Tokyo on Foot
- Today we're going on a walk on which you can be in the restless city in one moment then plunge into tranquility the next.
Today we're going on a walk on which you can be in the restless city in one moment then plunge into tranquility the next.
- Today we're going on a walk on which you can be in the restless city in one moment then plunge into tranquility the next.
Today we're going on a walk on which you can be in the restless city in one moment then plunge into tranquility the next.
Taylor Swift on "Lover" and haters
- Andrea is a lot more comfortable here, where she can plunge into her work.
Andrea is a lot more comfortable here, where she can plunge into her work.
- She's a lot more comfortable here, where she can plunge into her work.
She's a lot more comfortable here, where she can plunge into her work.
Ella Emhoff on Political Dressing, Knitwear & the Perfect White Tee | The Good Buy | Harper's BAZAAR
- So that would be really nice if I could just take the plunge and get a renewed, because they've done some damage, those sweet cats.
So that would be really nice if I could just take the plunge and get a renewed, because they've done some damage, those sweet cats.
- So that would be really nice if I could just take the plunge and get a renewed, because they've done some damage. Those sweet cats. And bedding is so hard.
So that would be really nice if I could just take the plunge and get a renewed, because they've done some damage. Those sweet cats. And bedding is so hard.
Thirty years of BBC World News - BBC News
- The headlines tonight the 11th of March 1991 the day the BBC took the plunge into international TV news.
The headlines tonight the 11th of March 1991 the day the BBC took the plunge into international TV news.
- The 11th of March 1991, the day the BBC took the plunge into international TV news.
The 11th of March 1991, the day the BBC took the plunge into international TV news.
You Should Probably Change Your Password! | Michael McIntyre Netflix Special
- Then you have to empty the hot out, put cold in, which involves sacrificing your arm to plunge to the plug.
Then you have to empty the hot out, put cold in, which involves sacrificing your arm to plunge to the plug.
- Then you have to empty the hot out, put cold in, which involves sacrificing your arm to plunge to the pluck.
Then you have to empty the hot out, put cold in, which involves sacrificing your arm to plunge to the pluck.
What's Inside These 8 Unique Creatures?
- The mound is connected to several vertical shafts that plunge up to two meters beneath the ground.
The mound is connected to several vertical shafts that plunge up to two meters beneath the ground.
- The mound is connected to several vertical shafts that plunge up to 2 meters beneath the ground.
The mound is connected to several vertical shafts that plunge up to 2 meters beneath the ground.
Germany’s Economy Is Collapsing, And Its Far Worse Than You Expect
- There was a plunge in 2020, however, it recovered, and maybe after that, it should have stayed at the same level.
There was a plunge in 2020, however, it recovered, and maybe after that, it should have stayed at the same level.
- There was a plunge in 2020.
There was a plunge in 2020.