骤降 (zhòu jiàng) — to drop sharply, to plummet (of temperature, prices, speed, etc.); to fall suddenly (in measurable quantity)

Definição

A vivid, journalistic verb for a sudden steep drop in temperature, prices, or numbers. Pairs with 度、至 + figure (e.g. 骤降至零下十度).

verb
to drop sharplyto plummet (of temperature, prices, speed, etc.)to fall suddenly (in measurable quantity)

Exemplos

  • 骤降
    Shòu hán liú yǐng xiǎng, qì wēn zhòu jiàng le shí jǐ dù.
    Affected by a cold snap, the temperature dropped sharply by over ten degrees.
  • 骤降
    Gǔ shì kāi pán hòu zhǐ shù zhòu jiàng, tóu zī zhě fēn fēn pāo shòu.
    After the stock market opened, the index plummeted and investors sold off in droves.
  • 骤降
    Bào fēng xuě guò hòu, qì wēn zhòu jiàng, lù miàn hěn kuài jié bīng.
    After the blizzard, the temperature plummeted and the roads quickly became icy.

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