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

• Plummeting corporate PC demand saw Lenovo fall far behind Acer in terms of market share.
  商用电脑需求的大幅下滑，导致联想在市场份额上被宏碁远远甩在了后面。
• He says the benefits from lower fuel prices are overshadowed by falling demand and plummeting revenues.
  他说，燃油价格下跌带来的好处被需求下降和收入减少所抵销。
• Normally the brain's respiration center will detect the plummeting when levels and make baby breathe deeper.
  通常，大脑的呼吸中枢探测到氧气水平的下降时，会加深婴儿的呼吸。
• A plummeting dollar could complicate China's already touchy relationship with the U.S., causing it to retaliate economically.
  美元暴跌可能会使已经敏感的中美关系复杂化，并让中国对美国实施经济报复。
• 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。
• Prospects in Russia, a previous bright spot, have dimmed given the plummeting rouble.
  曾经是亮点之一的俄罗斯市场，由于卢布大幅贬值而前景暗淡。
• 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。
• In one year, 1997, it spiked sharply by almost 400 per cent, before plummeting in 1998.
  其中有一年，1997年，平均价格指数上涨了近400%，然后在1998年直线回落。
• The country's airline industry has been buffeted by falling passenger numbers and huge hedging losses caused by plummeting oil prices, with China Eastern the worst performer of the major carriers.
  近来，中国航空业受到乘客人数不断下降和油价暴跌所造成的巨额对冲亏损的打击，其中中国东航在大型航空公司中表现最差。
• 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。