vi. (sank , 〔古、美〕 sunk sunk, sunken ) 1.下沉，沉没。 2.(日、月等)沉入地平线下；低落；下垂；下沉，坍下去，塌下去，下陷。 3.(声音等)低落；(火势)减弱；(病人等)衰弱；(精神等)沮丧，消沉；衰颓，沦落，败落，堕落 (into under)。 4.(物价等)跌落，减少，退落。 5.(水等)沁进，渗下，渗入；(教训等)深入(心里等) (in into through)。 6. (眶、双颊等)凹下去；(眼睛)低垂；(坡等)斜下去。 7.(鱼)游入水底深处。 短语和例子 The sun sinks in the west. 太阳落在西方。 The floods are sinking rapidly. 洪水正在急退中〔水位迅速降低〕。 He is sinking fast. 他迅速地一天比一天更衰弱〔快要去世〕。 The dye sinks in well. 这个染料容易吃进去[渗进去]。 The war now sank into peace. 战争平定了。 vt. 1.弄沉，使沉没；击沉；使下沉。 2.使衰弱，使没落，使败落；损害，毁坏(名誉等)；使颓然下垂，垂下来。 3.使降低；使低落；使…弱；使沮丧，使颓丧。 4.掘，凿，挖(井等)；(把桩，管子等)向下挖掘，打进，插进，埋入(地下等)；(将石头等)嵌入(墙壁等)；【铸造】雕，刻。 5.减少，减低(力量等)，使(股票等)跌价；糟蹋掉，丧失，荡尽(财产等)。 6.偿还(国债等)；投资给(难以收回成本的事业)。 7.使看不见，隐藏。 8.不重视，不理，不当做问题。 9.【印刷】低行(排)。 短语和例子 sink a ship 把船弄沉。 sink one's head upon one's breast 颓丧地垂下头来。 sink a well 掘井。 sink a stone in the wall 把石头嵌进墙里。 sink minor differences 不计较微小的差异。 sink a die 雕一个印模。 One's heart sinks within one. 消沉，灰心。 sink a fact 息事宁人。 sink down 沉没；晕过去，昏倒。 sink in another's estimation 声望降低；失去别人(对他)的信任[尊重]。 sink into absurdity 做荒唐事。 sink into a chair 深深地坐进椅子里。 sink into a faint 晕过去。 sink into oblivion 被忘掉。 sink into the grave 死掉。 sink one's identity 隐瞒身分。 sink oneself [one's own interests] 舍己为人。 sink or swim 孤注一掷，不管好歹。 sink out of sight 隐没不见。 sink to the elbow 〔美拳〕打得着实。 sink tooth into 〔美俚〕吃。 sink under 受不了…而倒下去。 n. 1.(厨房的)洗涤糟；水斗，水糟，水池；阴沟；渗水坑；【地质学；地理学】落水洞；〔美俚〕海洋。 2.巢窟，藏垢纳污之所。 3.洼地，湖沼。 4.【物理学】中子吸收剂；变换器，换能器；转发器。 5.【戏剧】布景起落口。
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it 同义词：cesspool, cesspit, sump,
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof 同义词：sinkhole, swallow hole,
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" 同义词：slump, fall off,
embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" 同义词：bury,
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" 同义词：subside,
pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana" 同义词：pass, lapse,
fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees" 同义词：drop, drop down,
cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank" 同义词：slump, slide down,
go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" 同义词：settle, go down, go under,
appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line" 同义词：dip,
A sink (also sinker, hand basin and wash basin) is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture used for washing hands, for dishwashing or other purposes. Sinks generally have taps (faucets) that supply hot and cold water and may include a spray feature to be used for faster rinsing.
例句与用法
1.
A small leak will sink a great ship . 一个小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大轮船。
2.
He shouted to me that the boat was sinking . 他对我喊着说船要沉了。
3.
The capital sunk in it is fabulous in amount . 投入的资金数量惊人。
4.
His eyes are sunk in scar tissue . 他的眼睛深陷在包扎伤疤的纱布里。
5.
Her eyes were sunken after her illness . 她病了一场，眼睛都眍进去了。
6.
In the late forties he started to sink . 到四十年代末，他开始衰落了。
7.
His magnificent head sank on his breast . 他那颗漂亮的脑袋低垂到胸前。
8.
Will it not sink into noting but a cemetery ? 它不会夷为一片墓地？
9.
Her self-command did not sink with it . 她的自制力并没有随着失去。
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She just sat there , sunk in depression . 她就坐在那里，情绪十分低落。
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