plummet
verb
ˈplʌmɪət
verb
1
to
suddenly
and
quickly
decrease
in
value
or
amount
〔价值或数量〕骤然跌落，暴跌;
plummet
from
sth
to
sth
Profits
plummeted
from
£49
million
to
£11
million.
利润从 4.9 千万英镑下跌到 1.1 千万英镑。
House
prices
have
plummeted
down.
房价已经暴跌。
2
to
fall
suddenly
and
quickly
from
a
very
high
place
〔从高处突然而迅速地〕坠落，栽下;
The
plane
plummeted
towards
the
earth.
那架飞机直坠向地面。