🇬🇧🇨🇳 plummet - 暴跌 : English Lesson

Meaning of "plummet" ("暴跌"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A plummet is when something suddenly drops a lot in amount or value, instead of going down slowly. For example, if a video has 100 views every day and then suddenly only gets 5, that big, fast drop is a plummet. It’s like numbers or scores falling off a cliff instead of walking down a hill.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Class energy took a dramatic plummet after we learned the ‘surprise’ was a spelling test, not cupcakes.

There was a steep plummet in my dad’s coolness score when he tried to use teen slang from ten years ago.

My savings took a plummet the day I discovered the school vending machine.

My excitement level did a giant plummet when I found out the ‘birthday surprise’ was new socks.

After the class realized there was no recess, the happiness level experienced a record-breaking plummet.

A child built a tall sand tower. A gray wave hit; a plummet in height stunned her. Shells fell — a plummet in size of the tower. The flag sank: a plummet in count and a plummet in pride as friends stared. The last plummet left only a mound. The child smiled and began again.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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