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Oct 21, 2009 · English-England. Oct 21, 2009. #2. 1- Seems ok, but not great. 2- Seems like you hit the book. 3- Sounds like the library is a lake. You might try to use bury rather then plunge... it works better for some reason. e.g: "I like to bury myself in a good book." Last edited: Oct 21, 2009.
Nov 10, 2013 · And there was an expression like this: "to plunge ahead' The situation is the characters Jack and Rose are talking each other. Jack saved her who was trying to kill herself. Because of endless parade of parties, cotillions and always the same narrow people [She's indoor girl.], she felt like she was standing at a precipice.
Dec 26, 2015 · It is a form of the verb "to plummet" (to fall rapidly). "To plunge" is usually an intentional action. The temperature is not a human or animal, that takes an intentional action. But both words are used metaphorically, and there is a lot of overlap in their use, so you may see either used for this.
Jul 29, 2013 · Definition: A plunge pool is a small, shallow pool built for the purpose of lounging, wading and cooling off instead of for swimming and exercising. Some homeowners prefer them because of their lower costs, smaller sizes, easier maintenance and reduced water requirements. Clicca per espandere...
Feb 19, 2011 · Colorado. English-US. Feb 19, 2011. #2. Hello, Vina. I suppose you could use "plunge" as a reflexive verb, but I think it would sound better used intransitively if you use it: I plunged into work. That being said, your statement would sound more idiomatic to me if you used another verb: I immersed myself in work. I prefer to lose myself in work...
Aug 27, 2020 · Senior Member. "Plunge" can mean "move downwards rapidly". "Plunge" can also mean "dive into water". This use of "plunge" is (metaphorically) using both meanings, replacing "water" with "red" (debt). The financial value of Anacupa (either the stock price or the company worth) is moving downwards rapidly into the red (debt).
May 25, 2016 · to burst => 1: to (cause to) break, or fly apart suddenly: insufferable => 1 : not to be endured : INTOLERABLE <an insufferable bore> (M-W dictionary) bond => 3 a : a band or cord used to tie something (M-W dictionary) license => 6. Heedlessness for the precepts of proper behavior; licentiousness (TheFreeDictionary)
Aug 31, 2013 · I associate plunge (and also dip) with immersing oneself in water (a swimming pool perhaps), and because this is generally a temporary activity, we anticipate emerging from the water again. By analogy, a dip in a financial time-graph is typically a slight descent followed by an ascent, and a plunge is similar but bigger.
Nov 14, 2009 · American English. Nov 14, 2009. #2. Lamemoor said: At the XXX and XXX resources areas , extensional drilling has focused on (the) down-plunge of the known mineralization. The word "on" is missing in the original. Plunge in the context of mining is defined as "The vertical angle a linear geological feature makes with the horizontal plane."
plummet. verb (plummeted, plummeting ) [no obj.]fall or drop straight down at high speed. 快速落下，陡直落下. a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully. 一位登山者从300英尺高处陡然掉到一个冰谷里给摔死了。. decrease rapidly in value or amount. （在价值或数量上）骤然下跌 ...
