sink

vi.淹没；下落；退去；渐渐进入

vt.使下沉；使下垂；砸入地面；使败落

n.水池；洗涤槽；污水坑

verb

在水 / 泥等里 in water/mud, etc.

1. 下沉；下陷；沉没
   to go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance
   1. The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.
      船沉入海底。
   2. We're sinking!
      我们正在下沉！
   3. The wheels started to sink into the mud.
      车轮渐渐陷进泥里。
   4. to sink like a stone
      立即沉没

船只 boat

2. 使下沉；使沉没
   to damage a boat or ship so that it goes below the surface of the sea, etc.
   1. a battleship sunk by a torpedo
      被鱼雷击沉的战列舰

倒下；坐下 fall/sit down

3. 倒下；坐下
   to move downwards, especially by falling or sitting down
   1. I sank into an armchair.
      我坐到扶手椅上。
   2. She sank back into her seat, exhausted.
      她筋疲力尽，又坐回椅子上。
   3. The old man had sunk to his knees .
      老头跪在了地上。

下降 move downwards

4. 下沉；下陷；沉降
   to move slowly downwards
   1. The sun was sinking in the west.
      太阳西坠。
   2. The foundations of the building are starting to sink.
      楼房的地基开始下陷。

减弱 become weaker

5. 降低；减少；减弱
   to decrease in amount, volume, strength, etc.
   1. The pound has sunk to its lowest recorded level against the dollar.
      英镑对美元的比价降到了有记录以来最低水平。
   2. He is clearly sinking fast (= getting weaker quickly and will soon die) .
      很明显，他的身体在急剧衰弱。

声音 of voice

6. 变低；变小
   to become quieter
   1. Her voice sank to a whisper.
      她的声音变成了耳语。

在地上挖掘 dig in ground

7. 挖，掘（深坑、深洞）
   to make a deep hole in the ground
   1. to sink a well/shaft/mine
      掘水井 / 竖井 / 矿井
8. 埋入；打下
   to place sth in the ground by digging
   1. to sink a post into the ground
      在地上埋入一根杆子

使不成功 prevent success

9. 使失败；使受挫；阻挠
   to prevent sb or sb's plans from succeeding
   1. I think I've just sunk my chances of getting the job.
      我想，我是葬送了得到那份工作的机会。
   2. If the car breaks down, we'll be sunk (= have serious problems) .
      要是车坏了，咱们可就惨了。

球 ball

10. （高尔夫球）击球入洞；（斯诺克）击球入袋
    to hit a ball into a hole in golf or snooker
    1. He sank a 12-foot putt to win the match.
       他以一记12英尺的轻击入洞赢了比赛。

酒 alcohol

11. 猛喝；灌
    to drink sth quickly, especially a large amount of alcohol

noun

1. （厨房里的）洗涤池，洗碗槽
   a large open container in a kitchen that has taps/faucets to supply water and that you use for washing dishes in
2. （厨房里的）洗涤池，洗碗槽
   a large open container in a kitchen that has taps/faucets to supply water and that you use for washing dishes in

adj.

1. 位于社会条件差的贫穷地区的；贫民窟的
   located in a poor area where social conditions are bad
   1. the misery of life in sink estates
      贫民窟里的悲惨生活
   2. a sink school
      贫困地区的学校

vi. 下沉；消沉；渗透 vt. 使下沉；挖掘；使低落 n. 水槽；洗涤槽；污水坑 n. (Sink)人名；(英、瑞典)辛克

过去式:sank 过去分词:sunk 现在分词:sinking 名词复数形式:sinks 第三人称单数:sinks

sink 下沉，下陷，沉没

来自古英语 sincan,下沉，下陷，来自 Proto-Germanic*senkwan,下沉，下陷，来自 PIE*sengw, 下沉，下陷，词源同 sag,saggy.

1. The sink was full of dirty dishes.
   水槽里堆满了脏碟子。
2. The bathroom is furnished with 2 toilets, 2 showers, and 2 sinks.
   卫生间里装了两个抽水马桶、两个淋浴器、和两个洗脸盆。
3. In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship
   在海战中目标就是击沉敌船。
4. The boat was beginning to sink fast
   小船开始快速下沉。
5. The lifeboat crashed against the side of the sinking ship.
   救生船撞上了那艘正在下沉的船的侧身。
6. A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float.
   新鲜鸡蛋会沉下去而不新鲜的会浮在上面。
7. Far off to the west the sun was sinking
   远处夕阳西下。
8. When they came to build the southern spire the foundations began to sink.
   他们建南边的塔尖时，地基就开始下沉了。
9. Kate laughed, and sank down again to her seat
   凯特笑了，又坐回到她的座位上。
10. She sank into an armchair and crossed her legs
    她坐到一把扶手椅上，跷起了二郎腿。
11. 'Don't you understand?' I moaned, sinking dramatically to my knees.
    “难道你不懂吗？”我呻吟着，猛然跪倒在地。
12. Share prices would have sunk — hurting small and big investors
    股票价格就会下跌——大小投资者均会遭受打击。
13. Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent
    工资增长率已降至7%左右。
14. The pound had sunk 10 per cent against the Schilling.
    英镑对奥地利先令的比价已经下跌了10%。
15. He has transformed Chicago's sink schools into beacons of hope for parents and children.
    他已经将芝加哥的几所条件不好的学校彻底变成了为家长和孩子们带来希望的好学校。
16. Her voice sank, and he moved closer to catch what she was saying
    她的声音变小了，他走近了些想听清楚她在说什么。
17. She'd sometimes sink into depression
    她有时会陷入忧郁之中。
18. That night he sank into a deep coma
    那晚他陷入了深度昏迷。
19. Bulgaria's economy has sunk into chaos.
    保加利亚的经济已陷入了混乱。
20. My heart sank because I thought he was going to dump me for another girl
    我的心情一下子很沮丧，以为他要为了另一个女孩和我分手。
21. Her spirits sank lower and lower.
    她的情绪越来越低落。
22. He sinks the needle into my arm
    他将针插入我的胳膊。
23. I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream
    我咬了口胡椒薄荷味奶油软糖。
24. The spade sank into a clump of overgrown bushes.
    铲子插入了一丛长势旺盛的灌木丛。
25. If they carry on sinking boreholes then the land is likely to subside.
    如果他们继续钻洞，地表很有可能下沉。
26. She sank two glasses of white wine.
    她一口气干了两杯白葡萄酒。
27. He sank two crucial putts in the last three holes.
    他在最后的三洞中完成了两个非常关键的击球入洞。
28. The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly
    政府并不想迫使效率低的公司过快地自生自灭。
29. It was very much sink or swim.
    这很大程度上就是不成功便沉沦。