| 单词 | sink |
| 释义 | verbnounadjective🔑 sinkBrE /sɪŋk/ NAmE /sɪŋk/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they sink BrE /sɪŋk/ NAmE /sɪŋk/ present simple - he / she / it sinks BrE /sɪŋks/ NAmE /sɪŋks/ past simple sank BrE /sæŋk/ NAmE /sæŋk/ past participle sunk BrE /sʌŋk/ NAmE /sʌŋk/ -ing form sinking BrE /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ ➤ in water /mud , etc .在水/泥等里🔑 [I ]to go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance 下沉；下陷；沉没◆ The ship sank to the bottom of the sea . 船沉入海底。◆ We're sinking ! 我们正在下沉！◆ The wheels started to sink into the mud . 车轮渐渐陷进泥里。◆ to sink like a stone 立即沉没➤ boat 船只🔑 [T ]~sth to damage a boat or ship so that it goes below the surface of the sea , etc .使下沉；使沉没◆ a battleship sunk by a torpedo 被鱼雷击沉的战列舰➤ fall /sit down 倒下；坐下[I ]+ adv ./prep .(of a person 人) to move downwards , especially by falling or sitting down 倒下；坐下SYN collapse◆ I sank into an armchair . 我坐到扶手椅上。◆ She sank back into her seat , exhausted . 她筋疲力尽，又坐回椅子上。◆ The old man had sunk to his knees . 老头跪在了地上。➤ move downwards 下降🔑 [I ](of an object 物体) to move slowly downwards 下沉；下陷；沉降◆ The sun was sinking in the west . 太阳西下。◆ The foundations of the building are starting to sink . 楼房的地基开始下陷。➤ become weaker 减弱[I ]to decrease in amount , volume , strength , etc .降低；减少；减弱◆ 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。◆ He is clearly sinking fast (= getting weaker quickly and will soon die ). 很明显，他的身体在急剧衰弱。➤ of voice 声音[I ]to become quieter 变低；变小SYN fade◆ Her voice sank to a whisper . 她的声音变成了耳语。➤ dig in ground 在地上挖掘[T ]~sth to make a deep hole in the ground 挖，掘（深坑、深洞）SYN drill◆ to sink a well /shaft /mine 掘水井/竖井/矿井[T ]~sth (+ adv ./prep .)to place sth in the ground by digging 埋入；打下◆ to sink a post into the ground 在地下埋入一根杆子 ➡ see also sunken➤ prevent success 使不成功[T ]~sth /sb (informal ) to prevent sb or sb's plans from succeeding 使失败；使受挫；阻挠◆ I think I've just sunk my chances of getting the job . 我想，我刚刚葬送了得到那份工作的机会。◆ If the car breaks down , we'll be sunk (= have serious problems ). 要是车坏了，咱们可就惨了。➤ ball 球[T ]~sth to hit a ball into a hole in golf or snooker（高尔夫球）击球入洞；（斯诺克）击球入袋◆ 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。➤ alcohol 酒[T ]~sth (BrE , informal ) to drink sth quickly , especially a large amount of alcohol 猛喝；灌 ● be ˈsunk in sth to be in a state of unhappiness or deep thought 陷入不快（或沉思）中◆ She just sat there , sunk in thought . 她只一味地坐在那儿，陷入了沉思。● (like rats ) deserting /leaving a sinking ˈship (humorous , disapproving ) used to talk about people who leave an organization , a company , etc . that is having difficulties , without caring about the people who are left （比喻只顾自己而离开处于困境中的机构等）（像）逃离沉船（的老鼠）● sink your ˈdifferences to agree to forget about your disagreements 摒弃分歧；搁置歧见● a /that ˈsinking feeling (informal ) an unpleasant feeling that you get when you realize that sth bad has happened or is going to happen 不祥的感觉；沮丧之情● ˌsink or ˈswim to be in a situation where you will either succeed by your own efforts or fail completely 不自救，必沉沦；自己努力，以求生存◆ The new students were just left to sink or swim . 学校完全让新生自生自灭。● ˌsink so ˈlow ● sink to sth to have such low moral standards that you do sth very bad 堕落到这种地步；沉沦到某种程度◆ Stealing from your friends ? How could you sink so low ? 偷到你的朋友头上了？你怎么能堕落到这种地步呢？◆ I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths . 我无法相信竟然有人能堕落到这种程度。● sb's heart ˈsinks used to say that sb suddenly feels sad or depressed about sth （表示突然感到悲伤或沮丧）心里一沉◆ My heart sank when I saw how much work there was left . 我看到还有那么多活没干时，心顿时沉了下去。◆ She watched him go with a sinking heart . 她心情沉重地看着他走了。 ● ˌsink ˈin ● ˌsink ˈinto sth (of words , an event , etc .话语、事情等) to be fully understood or realized 被完全理解；被充分意识到◆ He paused to allow his words to sink in . 他停了一下，好让人充分领会他的意思。◆ The full scale of the disaster has yet to sink in . 人们还没有完全意识到这场灾难的严重程度。(of liquids 液体) to go down into another substance through the surface 渗透；渗入◆ The rain sank into the dry ground . 雨水渗进了干地里。● ˈsink into sth to go gradually into a less active , happy or pleasant state 渐渐进入（消极、不快等的）状态◆ She sank into a deep sleep . 她沉沉地睡去。◆ He sank deeper into depression . 他越来越消沉。● ˌsink ˈinto sth ● ˌsink sth ˈinto sth to go , or to make sth sharp go , deep into sth solid （把某物）插入◆ The dog sank its teeth into my leg (= bit it ). 狗狠咬了我的腿。◆ I felt her nails sink into my wrist . 我感觉她的指甲抠进了我的手腕里。● ˌsink sth ˈinto sth to spend a lot of money on a business or an activity , for example in order to make money from it in the future 把资金投入企业（或活动）◆ We sank all our savings into the venture . 我们把所有的积蓄都投进了那家企业。🔑 sinkBrE /sɪŋk/ NAmE /sɪŋk/ noun a large open container in a kitchen that has taps /faucets to supply water and that you use for washing dishes in （厨房里的）洗涤池，洗碗槽◆ Don't just leave your dirty plates in the sink ! 别把脏盘子往洗碗槽里一放就不管了！◆ I felt chained to the kitchen sink (= I had to spend all my time doing jobs in the house ). 我觉得就像拴在了灶台上一样。(especiallyNAmE ) = washbasin ● everything but the kitchen ˈsink (informal , humorous ) a very large number of things , probably more than is necessary 过多的东西；大量的东西🔑 sinkBrE /sɪŋk/ NAmE /sɪŋk/ adjective [only before noun ](BrE ) located in a poor area where social conditions are bad 位于贫穷地区的；贫民窟的◆ the misery of life in sink estates 贫民窟里的悲惨生活◆ a sink school 贫困地区的学校 |
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