plunge

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第949页（635字）

【释义】：

vi．①跳，投，冲：plunge into water跳入水中．plunge into the struggle投入战斗．②沉，陷：plunge into debt陷入债务中．plunge deeper and deeper愈陷愈深．He plunged deep in thought．他陷入沉思中．③【俚】狂赌，借债．④(船)前进时船首突降入水，(马)向前猛跑．

－vt．①插入，投进，刺入：plunge a dagger into the enemy’s breast把匕首刺入敌人的胸部．The worker plunged the hot iron into cold water．工人把烧热的铁放入冷水中．The commune members plunged themselves into the struggle to transform nature．社员们投入改造大自然的斗争．②陷入：plunge a country into war使一个国家卷入战争．plunge sb· into meditation使某人沉思．

－n．①插进，跳入，冲进．②跳水或潜水处，深水处．

△take the plunge【喻】采取危险步骤，作有决定性的事．