| 词组 | plunge |
| 释义 | plunge [plunged, plunged, plunging] plunge in plunge in to start talking or doing something quickly and confidently, without thinking about it or preparing for it: ▪ It would have been better to let her explain her problems before plunging in with a lot of advice. ▪ I didn't really understand the conversation but I wanted to practise my French, so I plunged in anyway. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑dive in plunge into 1. plunge sth into sth to push something firmly and deeply into something else: ▪ Plunge the asparagus into boiling water. ▪ Jill plunged her hands deep into her pockets. 2. plunge sth/sb into sth • plunge into sth usually passive to suddenly cause someone to be in a bad situation or state or to suddenly get into a bad situation or state: ▪ The whole team was plunged into gloom after their humiliating defeat. ▪ Another massacre has plunged Algeria into a new cycle of violence. ▪ Saatchi and Saatchi, the world's largest advertising group, plunged into debt after its reorganization. 3. plunge sth/sb into darkness to suddenly make a place dark so that the people in it have no light: ▪ There was a loud bang and the whole building was plunged into darkness. ▪ A sudden gust of wind blew the lamp out plunging us all into darkness. 4. plunge into sth to suddenly begin to take part in something without thinking about the possible results: ▪ You need to work out your finances carefully, before you plunge into the housing market. ▪ Forsyth plunged into a series of disputes that was to end in his downfall. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑dive into |
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