plummets是什么意思？

plummets

• v. 垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的第三人称单数 )；

例句

• Result: The team batting average plummets to . 217. 结果: 该队平均打击率滑落到0.217.
• If this happens, the value of the semi - precious stones plummets. 如果发生这种情形, 半宝石的价值就一落千丈.
• As a result, blood sugar plummets, sometimes even going below the baseline. 结果, 血糖浓度迅速掉落, 有时甚至落于基线之下.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  （数量、比率或价格）骤然下跌，暴跌
  If an amount, rate, or price plummets, it decreases quickly by a large amount.
  例句
  In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day... 东京股价已连续第6天猛跌。 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。
• VERB
  （通常指从高处）快速落下，陡直掉下
  If someone or something plummets, they fall very fast towards the ground, usually from a great height.
  例句
  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。 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。