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v. 下沉；消沉；降低　 n. 水槽；洗涤池，洗碗槽　

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The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.　船沉入海底。

We're sinking!　我们正在下沉！

When things sink, they settle or drop to a lower level. If your kayak has a leak, it might fill with water and sink to the bottom of the lake.

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v. 下沉；消沉；降低
n. 水槽；洗涤池，洗碗槽

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
5. I sank into an armchair.

我坐到扶手椅上。
6. She sank into her seat, exhausted.

她筋疲力尽，又坐到椅子上。
7. The sun was sinking in the west.

太阳西下。
8. Her voice sank to a whisper.

她的声音变成了耳语。
9. to sink a post into the ground

在地上埋入一根杆子
10. If the car breaks down, we'll be sunk .

要是车坏了，咱们可就惨了。
11. 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！

sink (n.) early 15c., "cesspool, pit for reception of wastewater or sewage," from sink (v.). Figurative sense of "place where corruption and vice abound" is from 1520s. Meaning "drain for carrying water to a sink" is from late 15c. Sense of "shallow basin (especially in a kitchen) with a drainpipe for carrying off dirty water" first recorded 1560s. In science and technical use, "place where heat or other energy is removed from a system" (opposite of source), from 1855.
sink (v.) Old English sincan (intransitive) "become submerged, go under, subside" (past tense sanc, past participle suncen), from Proto-Germanic *senkwan (source also of Old Saxon sinkan, Old Norse sökkva, Middle Dutch sinken, Dutch zinken, Old High German sinkan, German sinken, Gothic sigqan), from PIE root *sengw- "to sink."

sink ★ / sɪŋk ; NAmE sɪŋk / verb , noun , adjective sink sinks sank sunk sinking verb ★ ( sank / sæŋk ; NAmE sæŋk / sunk / sʌŋk ; NAmE sʌŋk / ) or ( less frequent sunk , sunk ) in water/mud, etc. 在水╱泥等里 1 ★ [intransitive ] 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 2 ★ [transitive ] sinksth 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 3 [intransitive ] + 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 backinto 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 4 ★ [intransitive ] (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 5 [intransitive ] 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 6 [intransitive ] 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 7 [transitive ] sinksth 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 8 [transitive ] sinksth (+ adv./prep.) to place sth in the ground by digging 埋入；打下 ◆ to sink a post into the ground 在地上埋入一根杆子 ☞see also sunken prevent success 使不成功 9 [transitive ] sinksth/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，都是我自己不好，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 10 [transitive ] sinksth to hit a ball into a hole in golfor 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 11 [transitive ] sinksth ( BrE) ( informal) to drink sth quickly, especially a large amount of alcohol 猛喝；灌 IDIOMS 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。 ☞more at heart PHRASAL VERBS ˌsink ˈin | ˌsink ˈinto sth 1 (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。 2 (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（沉寂、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这一创投项目。 noun 1 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。 2 ( especially NAmE) = washbasin IDIOMsee kitchen adjective [only before noun ] ( BrE) located in a poor area where social conditions are bad 位于社会条件差的贫穷地区的；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 sink / sɪŋk ; NAmE sɪŋk / sank / sæŋk ; NAmE sæŋk / sunk / sʌŋk ; NAmE sʌŋk /

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