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sink
sɪŋk sɪŋk
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense sinks, present participle sinking, past tense sank, past participle sunk
1 N-COUNT (厨房里的)洗涤池，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. (厨房里的)洗涤池，洗碗槽，水槽

  • The sink was full of dirty dishes.

    水槽里堆满了脏碟子。

  • ...the kitchen sink.

    厨房洗涤槽

SYN basin, washbasin, hand basin, wash-hand basin
2 N-COUNT 同 washbasin 或 basin A sink is the same as a washbasin or basin . 同 washbasin 或 basin

  • The bathroom is furnished with 2 toilets, 2 showers, and 2 sinks.

    卫生间里装了两个抽水马桶、两个淋浴器、和两个洗脸盆。

3 V-ERG (使)下沉;(使)沉没 If a boat sinks or if someone or something sinks it, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water. (使)下沉;(使)沉没

  • In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship. [VERB noun]

    在海战中目标就是击沉敌船。

  • The boat was beginning to sink fast. [VERB]

    小船开始快速下沉。

  • The lifeboat crashed against the side of the sinking ship. [VERB-ing]

    救生船撞上了那艘正在下沉的船的侧身。

SYN go down, founder, go under, submerge
sinking

  • ...the sinking of the Titanic.

    “泰坦尼克号”的沉没

4 VERB 下沉;沉没 If something sinks, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water. 下沉;沉没

  • A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float. [VERB]

    新鲜鸡蛋会沉下去而不新鲜的会浮在上面。

5 VERB 缓慢下降;下陷;沉降 If something sinks, it moves slowly downwards. 缓慢下降;下陷;沉降

  • Far off to the west the sun was sinking. [VERB]

    远处夕阳西下。

  • When they came to build the southern spire the foundations began to sink. [VERB]

    他们建南边的塔尖时，地基就开始下沉了。

SYN descend, lower, go down, dip
6 VERB 坐下;跪下 If you sink, you move into a lower position, for example by sitting down in a chair or kneeling. 坐下;跪下 [written]

  • Kate laughed, and sank down again to her seat. [VERB adv./prep.]

    凯特笑了，又坐回到她的座位上。

  • She sank into an armchair and crossed her legs. [VERB adv./prep.]

    她坐到一把扶手椅上，跷起了二郎腿。

  • 'Don't you understand?' I moaned, sinking dramatically to my knees. [VERB adv./prep.]

    “难道你不懂吗？”我呻吟着，猛然跪倒在地。

SYN slump, drop, flop, collapse
7 VERB 下降;减少;下跌 If something sinks to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard. 下降;减少;下跌

  • Share prices would have sunk — hurting small and big investors. [VERB]

    股票价格就会下跌—大小投资者均会遭受打击。

  • Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent. [V + to/from/by]

    工资增长率已降至 7％左右。

  • The pound had sunk 10 per cent against the Schilling. [VERB amount]

    英镑对奥地利先令的比价已经下跌了10％。

SYN fall, drop, decline, slip
8 ADJ [ADJ n] 贫困的;条件不好的 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. 贫困的;条件不好的 [British, journalism]

  • ...unemployed teenagers from sink estates.

    来自贫困地区的无业青少年

  • He has transformed Chicago's sink schools into beacons of hope for parents and children.

    他已经将芝加哥的几所条件不好的学校彻底变成了为家长和孩子们带来希望的好学校。

9 VERB (声音)变小，降低，变低 If your voice sinks, it becomes quieter. (声音)变小，降低，变低 [written]

  • Her voice sank, and he moved closer to catch what she was saying. [VERB]

    她的声音变小了，他走近了些想听清楚她在说什么。

  • Her voice had sunk to a whisper. [V to/into n]

    她的声音越来越小，几乎成了窃窃私语。

SYN drop, fall, get lower, get softer
10 VERB 逐渐陷入(某种令人不快的心情、状态或处境) To sink into an unpleasant or undesirable mood, situation, or state means to pass gradually into it. 逐渐陷入(某种令人不快的心情、状态或处境) [written]

  • She'd sometimes sink into depression. [VERB into noun]

    她有时会陷入忧郁之中。

  • That night he sank into a deep coma. [VERB into noun]

    那晚他陷入了深度昏迷。

  • Bulgaria's economy has sunk into chaos. [VERB into noun]

    保加利亚的经济已陷入了混乱。

11 VERB (心情)变得沉重;(情绪)变低落 If your heart or your spirits sink, you become depressed or lose hope. (心情)变得沉重;(情绪)变低落

  • My heart sank because I thought he was going to dump me for another girl. [VERB]

    我的心情一下子很沮丧，以为他要为了另一个女孩和我分手。

  • Her spirits sank lower and lower. [VERB]

    她的情绪越来越低落。

12 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. (使)埋入;(把…)打入;(使)插入

  • He sinks the needle into my arm. [VERB noun into noun]

    他将针插入我的胳膊。

  • I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream. [VERB noun + into]

    我咬了口胡椒薄荷味奶油软糖。

  • The spade sank into a clump of overgrown bushes. [VERB + into]

    铲子插入了一丛长势旺盛的灌木丛。

13 VERB 挖，掘(井、矿井、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. 挖，掘(井、矿井、深洞等)

  • ...the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft. [VERB noun]

    斯蒂芬森挖掘第一口竖井的地方

  • If they carry on sinking boreholes then the land is likely to subside. [VERB noun]

    如果他们继续钻洞，地表很有可能下沉。

  • ...a one-thousand foot deep hole sunk into the rock. [VERB-ed]

    岩石上打了一个深 1,000 英尺的深洞

SYN dig, bore, drill, drive
14 VERB 把(资金)投入(企业或项目) If you sink money into a business or project, you spend money on it in the hope of making more money. 把(资金)投入(企业或项目)

  • He has already sunk $25million into the project. [VERB noun + into]

    他在这项目上已经投资了 2,500 万美元了。

SYN invest, put in, plough, risk
15 VERB 猛喝，灌(酒) If someone sinks a number of alcoholic drinks, they drink them quickly. 猛喝，灌(酒) [British, informal]

  • She sank two glasses of white wine. [VERB noun]

    她一口气干了两杯白葡萄酒。

SYN drink, down [informal] , knock back, neck [slang]
16 VERB (高尔夫球)击(球)入洞;(斯诺克)击(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. (高尔夫球)击(球)入洞;(斯诺克)击(球)入袋

  • He sank two crucial putts in the last three holes. [VERB noun]

    他在最后的三洞中完成了两个非常关键的击球入洞。

17 See also: sinking  sunk 
18 PHRASE 自己努力以求生存;不自立,必沉沦 If you say that someone will have to sink or swim, you mean that they will have to succeed through their own efforts, or fail. to sink without trace→see: trace  自己努力以求生存;不自立,必沉沦

  • The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly.

    政府并不想迫使效率低的公司过快地自生自灭。

  • It was very much sink or swim.

    这很大程度上就是不成功便沉沦。

Phrasal verbs:
sink in
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N.

dishes in a sink, kitchen sink 1

bathroom sink 2

sink a ship 3

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2585 COCA: 2809
sink

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SINK | SINK + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤bathroom, kitchen浴室洗滌池；廚房洗碗槽▸➤blocked, clogged (NAmE) 堵塞的洗滌池▸➤marble, porcelain, stainless-steel大理石／瓷製／不銹鋼洗滌池➤double雙槽洗滌池◇The kitchen had a double sink.廚房裏有雙槽洗滌池。VERB + SINK➤fill充滿水池◇She filled the sink with hot water.她在洗滌槽裏放滿熱水。➤block, clog (NAmE) 堵塞洗滌池▸➤clear, unblock, unclog (NAmE) 疏通洗滌池➤install安裝洗滌池◇You can install a new sink in the kitchen.你可以在廚房裏裝一個新洗碗槽。SINK + NOUN➤unit (BrE) 一套洗滌台▸➤plunger (BrE) 搋子◇I bought a sink plunger to clear the blocked kitchen sink.我買了一個拔子來疏通堵塞的廚房洗碗槽。➤faucet, tap (BrE) 洗滌池水龍頭➤counter (NAmE) 洗滌台◇the sink counter in the bathroom浴室裏的洗滌台PREPOSITION➤at the sink在洗滌槽旁◇She was at the sink, washing the dishes.她正在水槽旁洗碗。➤down the sink倒在洗滌槽裏◇Don't pour coffee grounds down the kitchen sink.不要把咖啡渣倒在廚房洗碗槽裏。➤in the sink在洗滌槽裏◇Put the dishes in the sink.把盤子放在洗碗槽裏。
sink

verb¹

 1in water, mud, etc.水裏；泥裏ADVERB | VERB + SINK | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤slowly慢慢下沉▸➤fast快速下沉◇Duane was in waist-deep and sinking fast.杜安陷到了齊腰深的地方，而且還在快速下沉。➤down向下沉◇She sank down into the soft soil.她陷進鬆軟的泥土裏。➤deep深深地沉下去◇His boots sank deep into the mud.他的靴子深深地陷進了泥裏。➤nearly幾乎沉下去◇The boat nearly sank under the increased weight.船的載重增加後，幾乎要沉下去。VERB + SINK➤begin to, start to開始下沉PREPOSITION➤below, beneath沉到⋯之下◇We watched the boat sink beneath the waves.我們看着小船被波濤吞沒。➤into沉入⋯◇Our feet sank deep into the soft sand as we walked.我們一邁步，腳就深深陷進鬆軟的沙裏。➤to, up to沒至⋯◇He sank up to his knees in the mud.他陷進沒膝深的泥裏。PHRASES➤sink like a stone快速下沉◇The box sank like a stone.盒子很快沉了下去。➤sink or swim (figurative) 沉淪或自救◇In a situation like this, you either sink or swim.在這樣的情況下不自救必沉淪。➤sink to the bottom (of sth)沉到⋯底◇The ship had sunk to the bottom of the sea.那隻船已沉到了海底。➤sink under the weight (of sth) (often figurative) 因（⋯）重壓下沉◇The airline industry is sinking under the weight of its losses.因虧損拖累，航空業正走向衰退。➤sink without trace未留痕跡地沉沒◇It seemed as though the ship had sunk without trace.那艘船沉沒後似乎沒有留下一絲痕跡。
sink

verb²

 2fall/sit down倒下；坐下ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤wearily疲憊地坐下▸➤gratefully求之不得地倒下◇I sank gratefully into the warm, dry bed.我一下躺倒在溫暖乾爽的牀上。➤gracefully優雅地坐下▸➤low往下坐◇The sun was sinking lower.太陽漸漸落下。➤back, down坐回去；倒下◇Dexter sank back into his seat.德克斯特又坐回到座位上。PREPOSITION➤into陷入⋯◇He sank lower into his chair.他坐在椅子上的身子又往下陷了陷。➤onto坐到⋯◇She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet.她優雅地坐到他腳邊的墊子上。PHRASES➤sink below the horizon落下地平線◇The sun had sunk below the horizon.太陽落下了地平線。➤sink to the floor, sink to the ground癱倒在地◇She sank to the ground and started to cry.她癱倒在地，哭了起來。➤sink to your knees跪下◇He sank to his knees, grasping at his stomach.他跪下來，緊捂着腹部。
sink

verb³

 3become weaker/worse減弱；變糟ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤quickly, rapidly迅速／很快減弱◇Virgil rapidly sank into depression.弗吉爾很快變得消沉抑鬱。➤gradually逐漸減弱◇The project gradually sank into oblivion.該項目漸漸被淡忘。PREPOSITION➤into減弱到⋯狀態PHRASES➤sink to a new low, sink to new lows (both figurative) 降到⋯新低◇With this article the newspaper has sunk to a new low.因為這篇文章的緣故，這家報紙的銷量降到了歷史新低。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2585 COCA: 2809
sink verb
⇨ fall 1 (The pound has sunk against the dollar.) ⇨ fall 2 (sink into a chair)
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