Sink
[ sɪŋk ]
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vi. 淹没;下落;退去;渐渐进入;
vt. 使下沉;使下垂;砸入地面;使败落;
n. 水池;洗涤槽;污水坑;
📝 例句
The sun was sinking in the west.
夕阳西下。
The housewife always keeps the sink clean.
主妇总是保持水槽的清洁。
Clean the sink outlet.
清除洗涤槽出水口的污物。
get [settle, sink] into a rut
陷入固定模式,墨守成规
Take the plug out of the sink and let the water out.
把水槽里的塞子拔出来，把水放了。
🌱 联想助记
【串】pink(粉红的)mink(貂皮)wink(眨眼)间sink(沉)没到rink(滑冰场)中
【记】※ s-似“美女”,ink-墨水:美女沉在墨水里了
※ sink-沉,sin-罪孽:把船弄沉的那个人负有深重罪孽
※ s-似“蛇”,ink-墨水:小蛇在墨水瓶中,逐渐地下沉
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
sink
v
(pt sank , pp sunk )
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
go down under the surface of a liquid or soft substance 下沉; 沉没
Wood does not sink in water, it floats. 木头在水中不沉, 而是漂在水面.
The ship sank (to the bottom of the ocean). 船沉（到海底）了.
My feet sank (down) into the mud. 我的脚陷进了泥里.
It fell onto the wet sand, then sank (in). 那个东西掉在潮湿的沙子上, 然後沉了下去.
2 [Tn]
(a) cause (a ship, etc) to go to the bottom of the sea 使（船等）沉到海底
a carrier sunk by a torpedo 被鱼雷击沉的航空母舰
They sank the barge by making a hole in the bottom. 他们在驳船底部打个洞把它弄沉了.
(b) (fig infml 比喻, 口) prevent (sb or sb's plans) from succeeding; ruin 阻止或搞垮（某人或某人的计画）; 毁灭
The press want to sink his bid for the Presidency. 新闻界想搞垮他参选总统职位的计画.
We'll be sunk if the car breaks down. 要是汽车坏了, 我们就糟了.
3
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip]
become lower; fall slowly downwards 变低; 缓慢下陷或倒下
The foundations sank (two feet) after the flood. 洪水退後地基下陷了（两英尺）.
The earthquake made the wall sink and start to crumble. 这次地震把这堵墙震得下陷并开始崩塌.
The soldier sank to the ground badly wounded. 那士兵受了重伤, 倒在地上.
I sank (down) into an armchair. 我一下子坐在单座沙发上.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
cause (sth) to be lower; move (sth) downwards 使（某物）变低; 将（某物）下降
sink the cable into position on the sea bed 把电缆沉到海底的位置
(fig 比喻) sink one's voice to a whisper 把自己的声音减?quot;涑啥?
4
(a) [I, Ipr] (of the sun) go down below the horizon （指太阳）落下
the sun sinking in the west 西下的太阳
The sun sank slowly behind the hills. 太阳慢慢落山了.
(b) [I, Ipr] lose value, strength, etc gradually; decline 逐渐贬值、 变弱等; 衰退
Stocks and shares are sinking. 股票正在逐渐贬值.
The value of our currency has sunk to almost nothing. 我们货币已经毛得简直分文不值了.
He is sinking fast, ie will soon die. 他快死了.
(fig 比喻) sink in the estimation of one's friends 在朋友中人缘越来越差
(fig 比喻) His voice sank to a whisper. 他的声音逐渐小得成了耳语.
5
(a) place (sth) in a hole made by digging 将（某物）置於掘的洞中
sink two posts (into the ground) here 把两根杆子埋到这里（的地上）.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
make (sth) by digging 掘, 挖, 凿（某物）
sink a well, shaft, etc 掘井、 矿井等
sink a tunnel into the side of the mountain 在山腰挖隧道.
6 [Tn, Tn.pr]
send (a ball) into a pocket or hole (in billiards, golf, etc) 将（球）击入袋中或洞中（台球、 高尔夫球等）
sink the red (into the top pocket) 把红球打入顶头的袋中.
7 [Tn] (infml 口) drink (esp a large amount of alcohol) 喝（尤指大量的酒）
They sank a bottle of gin between them. 他们俩喝了一瓶杜松子酒.
8 (idm 习语) be sunk in sth be in such a state of (esp despair or deep thought) 陷入或堕入（某状态）（尤指绝望或沉思）
She just sat there, sunk in depression. 她就坐在那里, 情绪十分低落. one's heart sinks =>heart. sink one's `differences agree to forget what one disagrees about 同意放弃不同意见
We must sink our differences and save the firm. 我们必须消除分歧以挽救公司. a/that `sinking feeling (infml 口) feeling that sth bad is about to happen 感到要出事
When they didn't get back by midnight, I got that sinking feeling. 他们到半夜时还没回来, 我感到心神不定. sink like a `stone sink straight down immediately 急速下降或下落. ,sink or `swim (saying 谚) (used of a situation where one will either fail...
🎯 考研助记
蛇(s)在墨水(ink)里 下沉
🔁 扩展释义
*[siŋk]n. 藏垢的场所, 沟渠, 污水槽vi. 下沉, 沉没, 下陷, 减弱, 衰退, 消沉, 堕落, 渗透vt. 使低落, 使下沉, 陷于, 投入(资金等), 挖掘【化】 缩孔【医】 洗涤盆, 洗涤池; 沉; 凹(心电图)【经】 跌落, 沉没, 丢掉相关词组: leave sb to sink or swim tumble down the sink sink in sink sth into sth sink into vice sink into a deep sleep sink or swim
🏥 医学释义
洗涤盒，槽
📖 同为「初中」词汇
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If you don't ... can I ... can I adopt the dog?
要是你们找不到狗的主人，我可否…… 我可否收养这只狗?
There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
天有不测风云。
He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次，总是请求给他一顿饭和一杯啤酒。