plunk down 復習
She was his lucky charm. But he was a wild card.
After returning from a January jaunt to Atlantic City, a New Jersey man went on a wild $500,000 winning streak at the Atlantic City baccarat tables with his girlfriend at his side, but after returning in January he stashed the cash and kicked her to the curb, she claims in a federal lawsuit.
中略
Her beau, longtime gambler Zhiwei Zheng, 26, would bet big, plunking down $2,000 a hand. He usually lost — until Jasmine (who isn’t related to Zhiwei) changed the game.
今回気になったのはplunk downです。『ジーニア英和辞典』によると「〈金〉を使う」「ポロンと鳴る音」と記載されています。またplunkのみだと「〈ギター・ピアノなど〉ポロンとかき鳴らす，弾く」を意味します。LDOCEでは“to spend amount of money on something”と定義されていました。(Kiwi girl)
