plummeting

英 [ˈplʌmɪtɪŋ]

美 [ˈplʌmɪtɪŋ]

v.  暴跌; 速降
plummet的现在分词

现在分词：plummeting　

BNC.41676 / COCA.24227

柯林斯词典

• VERB （数量、比率或价格）骤然下跌，暴跌
  If an amount, rate, or priceplummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount.
  1. In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day...
     东京股价已连续第6天猛跌。
  2. The Prime Minister's popularity has plummeted to an all-time low in recent weeks...
     首相的支持率在近几个星期已骤跌至前所未有的低点。
  3. The shares have plummeted from 130p to 2.25p in the past year.
     在过去的一年里，股票已从130便士暴跌到2.25便士。
• VERB （通常指从高处）快速落下，陡直掉下
  If someone or somethingplummets, they fall very fast towards the ground, usually from a great height.
  1. The jet burst into flames and plummeted to the ground...
     这架喷气式飞机突然着火，急速坠地。
  2. The car went out of control on a bend and plummeted down an embankment.
     车子在弯道处失去控制，一头扎下堤岸。

双语例句

• And right now demand for that skill is plummeting.
  但是现在对这种技能的需求骤然下跌。
• It's just plummeting to the earth!
  它垂直栽下来了！
• This was largely due to plummeting energy and commodity prices, but will do nothing to dispel fears about potential deflation.
  这在很大程度上是由于能源与大宗商品价格直线下跌，但却无法驱散对于可能出现通货紧缩的忧虑。
• But plummeting stock prices are spurring normally docile shareholders to rebel.
  但股价暴跌正促使平常温顺的股东开始反抗。
• Surveillance video shows the34-year-old man plummeting from the building, and bouncing as he hit the ground.
  监控录像显示，这位34岁的男性清洗工从高楼上直线落下，撞到地面后弹了起来。
• In spite of its plummeting share price, Facebook has oodles of cash from its recent stockmarket flotation.
  尽管脸谱网股价暴跌，但近期的上市使得它有大笔现金入帐。
• The cold snap is expected to bring strong winds to China, sending temperatures plummeting.
  这股冷空气预计会带来大风天气并使温度骤降。
• Japan has recorded a 30th straight monthly trade deficit, despite a plummeting yen, demonstrating that it is no longer an export-driven economy.
  尽管日元汇率下跌，但日本录得连续第30个月度贸易逆差，表明日本已不再是一个由出口驱动的经济体。
• The need for change has been dramatized by plummeting bank profits.
  改革的必要性由于银行利润的暴跌而凸显。
• I looked up, saw the kite plummeting toward us.
  我抬头，望见风筝正朝我们一头扎下来。