plunking

英 [ˈplʌŋkɪŋ] 美 [ˈplʌŋkɪŋ]

v.  弹拨,刮奏(吉他、琴键等)
plunk的现在分词



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 随意地放下;漫不经心地放下
    If you plunk something somewhere, you put it there without great care.
    1. Melanie plunked her cosmetic case down on a chair...
      梅拉妮把化妆盒砰的一声扔到椅子上。
    2. She swept up a hat from where it had fallen on the ground, and plunked it on her hair.
      她拾起掉在地上的一顶帽子,随意地往头上一扣。
  2. in BRIT, use 英国英语用 plonk

  3. VERB (使)砰地坐下;(使)重重地坐下
    If you plunk yourself somewhere, or plunk down, you sit down heavily and clumsily.
    1. I watched them go and plunked down on one of the small metal chairs.
      我目送他们离去,然后一屁股坐在其中一把金属小椅子上。
  4. in BRIT, use 英国英语用 plonk


双语例句

  1. It was to be my primary car, and after doing my research, all I wanted to do before plunking down my money was test-drive the town& country, the Odyssey, and the Sienna minivans.
    经过一番研究,我把试驾的围缩小到克莱斯勒城乡(ChryslerTown&Country)、本田奥德赛(HondaOdyssey)和丰田赛纳(ToyotaSienna)这三款MPV上。
  2. But real estate agents caution that it's worthwhile to do some research before plunking down any money on these homes to avoid unexpected complications.
    但是房地产中介告诫说,在头脑发热把钱投到买便宜房子之前,要先做一些调查以免今后碰到些意想不到的麻烦。
  3. Plunking down in front of the TV or digging into a tub of ice cream seems like an easier fix.
    看上去更容易的做法是往电视机前一坐或者挖掘一桶冰淇淋。
  4. Masters of the universe-be they American, German, or British-have a habit of plunking their Blackberries down in front of them in meetings and flicking through their e-mails when others are talking.
    这些宇宙间的主宰不管他们是美国人、德国人还是英国人有一个习惯,就是在开会时砰的一声把黑莓扔到桌上,在别人发言的时候,浏览自己的电子邮件。