plummet
[英][ˈplʌmɪt][美][ˈplʌmɪt]
vi.垂直落下;骤然跌落;
n.铅锤;坠子;重压物;
第三人称单数：plummets过去分词：plummeted现在进行时：plummeting过去式：plummeted
1.As the chart above shows , over-supply of capital caused returns to plummet in 2002 and 2003 .
如上图所示，资本的过度供应导致回报在2002和2003年暴跌。
2.Chinese rare earth magnet makers have seen orders plummet this year .
今年，中国稀土磁体生产商的订单已大幅减少。
Now water tables plummet in countries harboring half the world's population.
现在世界一半人口不得不正视这样一个事实：因为过度汲取地下水，他们所在的国家的地下水位急剧下降。
The new drachma would plummet, making Greece’s debt burden even more onerous.
新的希腊货币将会狂跌，使国家的债务负担变得更加沉重。
Threats: Disease and climate change have seen populations plummet by up to 80%.
威胁：疾病和气候变化已经使其数量直线降落高达80%。
The word refers to the rapid plummet of women’s reproductive hormones around age fifty.