immerse, dip, duck, plunge, submerge

名詞 plunge:

1. a brief swim in water
   同義詞：dip
2. a steep and rapid fall

動詞 plunge:

1. thrust or throw into
   同義詞：immerse
2. drop steeply
   同義詞：dive, plunk
3. dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
4. begin with vigor
   同義詞：launch
5. cause to be immersed
   同義詞：immerse
6. fall abruptly
   同義詞：dump
7. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
   同義詞：dunk, dip, souse, douse
8. engross (oneself) fully
   同義詞：steep, immerse, engulf, engross, absorb, soak up

1. The sudden jolt plunged her forward.
   突然顛了一下，她向前打了個趔趄。
2. She plunged her hands into her coat pockets.
   她把兩手插在上衣口袋里。
3. The car stopped suddenly and he plunged forward.
   汽車突然停下，他的身子朝前一沖。

plunge

v.（動詞）
plunged,plung.ing,plung.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or place:
用力插入，用力丟入：用力插入或丟入一種物質或地點里：
例句：
.Plunge the lobsters, head first, into a large pot of rapidly boiling salted water.(Craig Claiborne)
.把龍蝦頭朝下扔進一大鍋滾燙的鹽水中.(克雷格·克萊本)

To cast suddenly, violently, or deeply into a given state or situation:
使突然陷入：突然地、猛烈地或深深地投進一種特定的狀態(tài)或情形：
例句：
.The street was plunged in cool shadow.(Richard Wright)
.街道突然陷入蔭涼之中.(理查德·賴特)

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To fall or throw oneself into a substance or place:
投入；陷入：使自己陷入或投入物質或空間中：
例句：
We plunged into the icy mountain lake.
我們跳進冰冷的山間湖中

To throw oneself earnestly or wholeheartedly into an activity or a situation:
全心投入，全神貫注于：認真地或全心全意地使自己投入到一種活動或情形中：
例句：
The students plunged into their examinations.
學生們全神貫注在考試上

To enter or move headlong through something:
沖入：匆忙地進入或穿過某物：
例句：
The hunting dogs plunged into the forest in pursuit of game.
獵狗們沖入森林追捕獵物

To descend steeply; fall precipitously:
陡峭地下傾；突然地下降：
例句：
a cliff that plunges to the sea.
陡降至海面的懸崖

To move forward and downward violently:
突降，俯沖：猛烈地向前或向下運動：
例句：
The disabled aircraft plunged to the ground and burst into flames.
出故障的飛機俯沖至地面后化為一團火焰

To speculate or gamble extravagantly.
冒險，投機：無節(jié)制地投機或賭博
n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of plunging.
投入，陷入：投入、陷入等的行為或事例

A place or an area, such as a swimming pool, for diving or plunging.
投入：供人跳水或潛水的地方或地區(qū)，如游泳池
A swim; a dip.
游泳；跳水

<習慣用語>take the plunge【非正式用語】
To begin an unfamiliar venture, especially after hesitating:
冒險，采取斷然行動，結婚：開始進行一次不熟悉的冒險，尤其是在躊躇一陣之后：
例句：
After a three-year engagement, they`re finally taking the plunge.
訂婚三年后，最終他們結婚了

來源：
Middle English plungen
中古英語 plungen
from Old French plongier
源自 古法語 plongier
from Vulgar Latin *plumbic3re [to heave a sounding lead]
源自 俗拉丁語 *plumbic3re [舉起一個測深鉛錘]
from Latin plumbum [lead]
源自 拉丁語 plumbum [鉛]