| 词汇 | sink |
| 释义 | sink | BrE sɪŋk, AmE sɪŋk | A. intransitive verb past tense sank past participle sunk ① (go below surface) «object, submarine, material» 下沉 ▸ to sink to the bottom/below the surface 沉底/沉到水下 ▸ the wheels started to sink in the mud 车轮开始陷入泥里 ▸ the rain sank into the dry ground 雨水渗进了干燥的地面 ▸ my warning hasn't sunk into your thick skull yet, has it? figurative informal 你的笨脑瓜还没明白我的警告，是不是？ ▸ sink or swim figurative 不自救，必沉沦 ▸ to sink without trace «ship» 消失得无影无踪 figurative «idea, book» 销声匿迹 ② (become lower) 倒下 ▸ to sink to the ground/floor 倒在地上/地板上 ▸ to sink down/back 倒下/仰面倒下 ▸ a shot rang out, and he slowly sank to his knees 一声枪响之后他慢慢跪到了地上 ▸ to sink under the weight of sth literal «container» 在某物的重压下塌陷 figurative «company, person» 被某事物拖垮 ③ (go below horizon) «sun, moon» 下落 ▸ Venus was sinking below the horizon 金星正缓缓落下地平线 ④ figurative (in strength) «person» 衰弱 ; (in volume) «voice» 变低 ; (in value) «currency» 贬值 ▸ to sink fast 行将就木 ▸ to sink in value 贬值 ▸ to sink in sb's estimation 在某人心目中的地位下降 ▸ my spirits sank 我情绪低落 ▸ to sink into oblivion 逐渐被大家遗忘 ▸ to sink so low (as to do sth) 沉沦至如此地步（以至于做出某事） B. transitive verb past tense sank past participle sunk ① (in the sea) 使…沉没 ‹ship, vessel›② figurative (destroy) 毁掉 ‹hope, chance, project›▸ to be sunk informal 完蛋 ▸ we'll be absolutely sunk if the train is late 如果火车晚点我们就彻底完了 ③ (lower) 放下 ‹cable, pipe›; figurative 放低 ‹voice›④ (embed) 埋下 ‹stake, pillar›▸ to sink one's differences 抛开分歧 ▸ to be sunk in despair/thought; 陷入绝望/沉思中 ▸ the dog sank its teeth into my arm 狗咬了我胳膊一口 ▸ his hands were sunk deep into the pockets of his coat 他的双手深深插在外衣兜中 ⑤ (bore, excavate) 挖掘 ‹shaft, tunnel›▸ we shall have to sink a well to obtain water 我们只好打井取水了 ▸ to sink a gold mine 开掘金矿 ▸ we shall sink the swimming pool into the ground 我们要在地上挖游泳池 ⑥ Sport «snooker player» 把…击入洞中 ‹ball›; «golfer» 以…击球入洞 ‹shot, putt›▸ to sink the ball into the middle pocket 击球入中区/入袋 ⑦ British informal (drink) 猛喝 ‹beer, pint›⑧ Finance 投入 ▸ he sank all his savings into the family business 他把自己的积蓄都投到了家族企业 C. noun ① (basin) 洗碗槽 ▸ a double sink 双水槽 ② (cesspit) 污水坑 ▸ a sink of iniquity figurative 罪恶的巢穴 ③ before noun British 污秽贫困地区的 ‹estate›▸ a sink school 渣滓学校 ④ Technology 汇 ▸ a heat sink 热汇 ▸ a carbon sink 碳库 PHRASAL VERB sink in intransitive verb ① (penetrate) «water, lotion» 渗入 ▸ rub the cream into your skin and let it sink in 把面霜揉进皮肤让皮肤充分吸收 ② figurative (be understood) «news, facts» 被领会 ▸ he read the letter twice before the meaning sank in 他把信读了两遍才搞明白意思 |
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