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v.下沉; 下陷; 沉沒; 使下沉; 使沉沒; 倒下; 坐下
n.(廚房里的)洗滌池，洗碗槽
adj.位于社會條件差的貧窮地區(qū)的; 貧民窟的
過去式：sank過去分詞：sunk現(xiàn)在分詞：sinking復(fù)數(shù)：sinks第三人稱單數(shù)：sinks
牛津詞典
verb
在水 / 泥等里 in water/mud, etc.
下沉；下陷；沉沒to go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance
The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.船沉入海底。
We're sinking!我們正在下沉！
The wheels started to sink into the mud.車輪漸漸陷進(jìn)泥里。
to sink like a stone 立即沉沒
船只 boat
使下沉；使沉沒to damage a boat or ship so that it goes below the surface of the sea, etc.
a battleship sunk by a torpedo被魚雷擊沉的戰(zhàn)列艦
倒下；坐下 fall/sit down
倒下；坐下to move downwards, especially by falling or sitting down
I sank into an armchair.我坐到扶手椅上。
She sank back into her seat, exhausted.她筋疲力盡，又坐回椅子上。
The old man had sunk to his knees .老頭跪在了地上。
下降 move downwards
下沉；下陷；沉降to move slowly downwards
The sun was sinking in the west.太陽西墜。
The foundations of the building are starting to sink.樓房的地基開始下陷。
減弱 become weaker
降低；減少；減弱to decrease in amount, volume, strength, etc.
The pound has sunk to its lowest recorded level against the dollar.英鎊對美元的比價(jià)降到了有記錄以來最低水平。
He is clearly sinking fast (= getting weaker quickly and will soon die) .很明顯，他的身體在急劇衰弱。
聲音 of voice
變低；變小to become quieter
Her voice sank to a whisper.她的聲音變成了耳語。
在地上挖掘 dig in ground
挖，掘（深坑、深洞）to make a deep hole in the ground
to sink a well/shaft/mine 掘水井 / 豎井 / 礦井
埋入；打下to place sth in the ground by digging
to sink a post into the ground在地上埋入一根桿子
使不成功 prevent success
使失敗；使受挫；阻撓to prevent *** or ***'s plans from succeeding
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機(jī)會。
If the car breaks down, we'll be sunk (= have serious problems) .要是車壞了，咱們可就慘了。
球 ball
（高爾夫球）擊球入洞；（斯諾克）擊球入袋to hit a ball into a hole in golf or snooker
He sank a 12-foot putt to win the match.他以一記12英尺的輕擊入洞贏了比賽。
酒 alcohol
猛喝；灌to drink sth quickly, especially a large amount of alcohol
noun
（廚房里的）洗滌池，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
（廚房里的）洗滌池，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.
位于社會條件差的貧窮地區(qū)的；貧民窟的located in a poor area where social conditions are bad
the misery of life in sink estates 貧民窟里的悲慘生活
a sink school 貧困地區(qū)的學(xué)校
柯林斯詞典
N-COUNT (廚房里的)洗滌池，洗碗槽，水槽A sink is a large fixed container in a kitchen, with taps to supply water. It is mainly used for washing dishes.The sink was full of dirty dishes.水槽里堆滿了臟碟子。
...the kitchen sink.廚房洗滌槽N-COUNT 同 washbasin 或 basinA sink is the same as a washbasin or basin .The bathroom is furnished with 2 toilets, 2 showers, and 2 sinks.衛(wèi)生間里裝了兩個抽水馬桶、兩個淋浴器、和兩個洗臉盆。
V-ERG (使)下沉;(使)沉沒If a boat sinks or if someone or something sinks it, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water.In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship...在海戰(zhàn)中目標(biāo)就是擊沉敵船。
The boat was beginning to sink fast...小船開始快速下沉。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側(cè)身。VERB 下沉;沉沒If something sinks, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water.A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float.新鮮雞蛋會沉下去而不新鮮的會浮在上面。
VERB 緩慢下降;下陷;沉降If something sinks, it moves slowly downwards.Far off to the west the sun was sinking...遠(yuǎn)處夕陽西下。
When they came to build the southern spire the foundations began to sink.他們建南邊的塔尖時(shí)，地基就開始下沉了。VERB 坐下;跪下If you sink, you move into a lower position, for example by sitting down in a chair or kneeling.Kate laughed, and sank down again to her seat...凱特笑了，又坐回到她的座位上。
She sank into an armchair and crossed her legs...她坐到一把扶手椅上，蹺起了二郎腿。'Don't you understand?' I moaned, sinking dramatically to my knees.“難道你不懂嗎？”我呻吟著，猛然跪倒在地。VERB 下降;減少;下跌If something sinks to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard.Share prices would have sunk — hurting small and big investors...股票價(jià)格就會下跌——大小投資者均會遭受打擊。
Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent...工資增長率已降至 7％左右。The pound had sunk 10 per cent against the Schilling.英鎊對奧地利先令的比價(jià)已經(jīng)下跌了10％。ADJ 貧困的;條件不好的People use sink school or sink estate to refer to a school or housing estate that is in a very poor area with few resources....unemployed teenagers from sink estates...來自貧困地區(qū)的無業(yè)青少年
He has transformed Chicago's sink schools into beacons of hope for parents and children.他已經(jīng)將芝加哥的幾所條件不好的學(xué)校徹底變成了為家長和孩子們帶來希望的好學(xué)校。VERB (聲音)變小，降低，變低If your voice sinks, it becomes quieter.Her voice sank, and he moved closer to catch what she was saying...她的聲音變小了，他走近了些想聽清楚她在說什么。
Her voice had sunk to a whisper.她的聲音越來越小，幾乎成了竊竊私語。VERB 逐漸陷入(某種令人不快的心情、狀態(tài)或處境)To sink into an unpleasant or undesirable mood, situation, or state means to pass gradually into it.She'd sometimes sink into depression...她有時(shí)會陷入憂郁之中。
That night he sank into a deep coma...那晚他陷入了深度昏迷。Bulgaria's economy has sunk into chaos.保加利亞的經(jīng)濟(jì)已陷入了混亂。VERB (心情)變得沉重;(情緒)變低落If your heart or your spirits sink, you become depressed or lose hope.My heart sank because I thought he was going to dump me for another girl...我的心情一下子很沮喪，以為他要為了另一個女孩和我分手。
Her spirits sank lower and lower.她的情緒越來越低落。V-ERG (使)埋入;(把…)打入;(使)插入If something sharp sinks or is sunk into something solid, it goes deeply into it.He sinks the needle into my arm...他將針插入我的胳膊。
I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream...我咬了口胡椒薄荷味奶油軟糖。The spade sank into a clump of overgrown bushes.鏟子插入了一叢長勢旺盛的灌木叢。VERB 挖，掘(井、礦井、深洞等)If someone sinks a well, mine, or other large hole, they make a deep hole in the ground, usually by digging or drilling....the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft...斯蒂芬森挖掘第一口豎井的地方
If they carry on sinking boreholes then the land is likely to subside.如果他們繼續(xù)鉆洞，地表很有可能下沉。...a one-thousand foot deep hole sunk into the rock.巖石上打了一個深 1,000 英尺的深洞VERB 把(資金)投入(企業(yè)或項(xiàng)目)If you sink money into a business or project, you spend money on it in the hope of making more money.He has already sunk $25million into the project.他在這項(xiàng)目上已經(jīng)投資了 2,500 萬美元了。
VERB 猛喝，灌(酒)If someone sinks a number of alcoholic drinks, they drink them quickly.She sank two glasses of white wine.她一口氣干了兩杯白葡萄酒。
VERB (高爾夫球)擊(球)入洞;(斯諾克)擊(球)入袋In golf, snooker, and some other games, if you sink a ball or a putt, you successfully hit the ball into a hole.He sank two crucial putts in the last three holes.他在最后的三洞中完成了兩個非常關(guān)鍵的擊球入洞。
See also: sinking sunk
***并不想迫使效率低的公司過快地自生自滅。 → see: The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly...
雙語例句
The sink was full of dirty dishes. 水槽里堆滿了臟碟子。
The bathroom is furnished with 2 toilets, 2 showers, and 2 sinks. 衛(wèi)生間里裝了兩個抽水馬桶、兩個淋浴器、和兩個洗臉盆。
In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship 在海戰(zhàn)中目標(biāo)就是擊沉敵船。
The boat was beginning to sink fast 小船開始快速下沉。
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側(cè)身。
A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float. 新鮮雞蛋會沉下去而不新鮮的會浮在上面。
Far off to the west the sun was sinking 遠(yuǎn)處夕陽西下。
When they came to build the southern spire the foundations began to sink. 他們建南邊的塔尖時(shí)，地基就開始下沉了。
Kate laughed, and sank down again to her seat 凱特笑了，又坐回到她的座位上。
She sank into an armchair and crossed her legs 她坐到一把扶手椅上，蹺起了二郎腿。
'Don't you understand?' I moaned, sinking dramatically to my knees. “難道你不懂嗎？”我呻吟著，猛然跪倒在地。
Share prices would have sunk — hurting small and big investors 股票價(jià)格就會下跌——大小投資者均會遭受打擊。
Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent 工資增長率已降至7%左右。
The pound had sunk 10 per cent against the Schilling. 英鎊對奧地利先令的比價(jià)已經(jīng)下跌了10%。
He has transformed Chicago's sink schools into beacons of hope for parents and children. 他已經(jīng)將芝加哥的幾所條件不好的學(xué)校徹底變成了為家長和孩子們帶來希望的好學(xué)校。
Her voice sank, and he moved closer to catch what she was saying 她的聲音變小了，他走近了些想聽清楚她在說什么。
She'd sometimes sink into depression 她有時(shí)會陷入憂郁之中。
That night he sank into a deep coma 那晚他陷入了深度昏迷。
Bulgaria's economy has sunk into chaos. 保加利亞的經(jīng)濟(jì)已陷入了混亂。
My heart sank because I thought he was going to dump me for another girl 我的心情一下子很沮喪，以為他要為了另一個女孩和我分手。
Her spirits sank lower and lower. 她的情緒越來越低落。
He sinks the needle into my arm 他將針插入我的胳膊。
I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream 我咬了口胡椒薄荷味奶油軟糖。
The spade sank into a clump of overgrown bushes. 鏟子插入了一叢長勢旺盛的灌木叢。
If they carry on sinking boreholes then the land is likely to subside. 如果他們繼續(xù)鉆洞，地表很有可能下沉。
She sank two glasses of white wine. 她一口氣干了兩杯白葡萄酒。
He sank two crucial putts in the last three holes. 他在最后的三洞中完成了兩個非常關(guān)鍵的擊球入洞。
The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly ***并不想迫使效率低的公司過快地自生自滅。
It was very much sink or swim. 這很大程度上就是不成功便沉淪。
同義詞辨析
collapsecrumblefallsink【導(dǎo)航詞義：倒塌，倒下】
collapse v. 倒塌，坍塌
〔辨析〕通常指房屋等倒塌，強(qiáng)調(diào)突然性。
〔例證〕The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.房頂在雪的重壓下突然坍塌了。A lot of tall buildings collapsed in the earthquake.許多高樓在地震中倒塌了。crumble v. 崩塌，坍塌
〔辨析〕尤指由石頭或巖石構(gòu)成的建筑物或土地崩塌或崩裂。
〔例證〕Many houses crumbled into cinders.許多房子坍塌，成了廢墟。The old stone wall began to crumble.那座舊石墻開始崩塌。The cliff has gradually crumbled away.峭壁已經(jīng)逐漸坍塌。fall v. 倒下，倒塌
〔辨析〕通常指因失去平衡等而倒塌或跌倒。
〔例證〕Many trees fell in the storm.在那場暴風(fēng)雨中，許多樹都被刮倒了。The falling wall showered dust on them.倒塌的墻壁弄了他們一身土。I fell and hurt my knee.我跌了一跤，摔傷了膝蓋。sink v. 倒下
〔辨析〕尤指人因過于勞累、體弱等而倒下或坐下。
〔例證〕She sank to the floor without the support of his shoulder.少了他肩膀的支撐，她倒在地板上。He was stunned and sank to the ground.他被擊昏，倒在地上。She sank into a chair, exhausted.她筋疲力盡地倒在椅子里。短語動詞
sink in
1. 終于被充分理解；終于被完全領(lǐng)悟
短語用例
sink in
sink into sth
被完全理解；被充分意識到to be fully understood or realized
The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.船沉入海底。
We're sinking!我們正在下沉！
The wheels started to sink into the mud.車輪漸漸陷進(jìn)泥里。
to sink like a stone 立即沉沒
滲透；滲入to go down into another substance through the surface
sink into sth
漸漸進(jìn)入（消極、不快等的）狀態(tài)to go gradually into a less active, happy or pleasant state
sink into sth
sink sth into sth
（把某物）插入to go, or to make sth sharp go, deep into sth solid
The sun was sinking in the west.太陽西墜。
The foundations of the building are starting to sink.樓房的地基開始下陷。
sink sth into sth
把資金投入企業(yè)（或活動）to spend a lot of money on a business or an activity, for example in order to make money from it in the future
The pound has sunk to its lowest recorded level against the dollar.英鎊對美元的比價(jià)降到了有記錄以來最低水平。
He is clearly sinking fast (= getting weaker quickly and will soon die) .很明顯，他的身體在急劇衰弱。
習(xí)慣用語
v.
be sunk in sth
陷入不快（或沉思）中to be in a state of unhappiness or deep thought
She just sat there, sunk in thought.她只一味地坐在那兒，陷入了沉思。
(like rats) deserting/leaving a sinking ship
（比喻只顧自己而離開處于困境中的機(jī)構(gòu)等）（像）逃離沉船（的老鼠）used to talk about people who leave an organization, a company, etc. that is having difficulties, without caring about the people who are left
sink your differences
摒棄分歧；擱置歧見to agree to forget about your disagreements
a/that sinking feeling
不祥的感覺；沮喪之情an unpleasant feeling that you get when you realize that sth bad has happened or is going to happen
sink or swim
不自救，必沉淪；自己努力，以求生存to be in a situation where you will either succeed by your own efforts or fail completely
The new students were just left to sink or swim.學(xué)校完全讓新生自生自滅。
sink so low
sink to sth
墮落到這種地步；沉淪到某種程度to have such low moral standards that you do sth very bad
Stealing from your friends? How could you sink so low?偷到你的朋友頭上了？你怎么能墮落到這種地步呢？
I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths.我無法相信竟然有人能墮落到這種程度。
***'s heart sinks
心里一沉（表示突然感到悲傷或沮喪）used to say that *** suddenly feels sad or depressed about sth
My heart sank when I saw how much work there was left.我看到還有那么多活沒干時(shí)，心頓時(shí)沉了下去。
She watched him go with a sinking heart .她心情沉重地看著他走了。
n.
everything but the kitchen sink
過多的東西；大量的東西a very large number of things, probably more than is necessary
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