verb · academic
plunge
/plʌndʒ/PLUNGE
task1
to fall suddenly and by a large amount
Examples
“Profits plunged after the unexpected tax hike.”
“The country's currency plunged in value within a week.”
“Oil prices plunged to a ten-year low.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following the policy announcement, stock prices plunged within hours, erasing months of gains.”
Collocations
- plunge to
- plunge by
- plunge sharply/dramatically
Word family
plunge verbplunged verb (past)plunge noun (a plunge)
Common mistakes
The value plunged down→The value plunged
The index was plunged→The index plunged / The index was plunged into chaos (như nghĩa khác)
Say it for a higher band
5drop a lot→6drop→7+plunge
Synonyms
sink
drop
Easily confused
drop
“Sales dropped slightly in May.”
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