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

• VERB 随意地放下；漫不经心地放下
  If youplunksomething 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。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 plonk


• VERB （使）砰地坐下；（使）重重地坐下
  If youplunk yourselfsomewhere, orplunk 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。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 plonk

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。