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Chinese meaning
骤跌；暴跌
猛然向下冲入；价格等急剧下落
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韩国股指单日急挫10%
Example
Chipmakers led the way down in South Korea, where the main index plunged 10 percent.
芯片股领跌,韩国主要股指暴跌10%。
Source: The New York Times
Background ✎
科技股引发全球抛售,韩国股指单日暴跌10%,欧洲市场同步下挫。
Roots · etymology
源自拉丁 plumbum「铅」,铅锤垂直入水般直坠
- 源自拉丁 plumbum(铅)→古法语 plongier→plunge;单纯动词,无现代可拆后缀
Collocations
- stock market plunges / plunge into recession / temperatures plunge
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