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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2585 COCA: 2809
sink
verb /sɪŋk/
present tense
I/you/we/theysink
he/she/itsinks
present participlesinking
past tensesank
past participlesunk
  1. 1
    [I] to disappear below the surface of the water 沉沒

    The ship sank off the coast of Newfoundland during a storm. 在一次風暴中,這艘船在紐芬蘭附近的海域沉沒了。

    Do you think the cork will float or sink? 你認爲這個軟木塞會浮在水上還是會沉下去呢?

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    1. a.
      [T] to make something, especially a boat, disappear below the surface of the water 使(船等)下沉;擊沉

      The enemy sank three ships last night. 昨晚敵軍擊沉了3艘船。

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    2. b.
      [I] to go below the surface of a soft substance 陷入
      sink into :

      Our feet sank into the mud as we walked. 走着走着,我們的腳陷到了泥漿裏。

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  2. 2
    [I] to move to a lower level 下降;下沉

    The water level in the lake had sunk by several feet. 湖面已經下降了幾英尺。

    The porch on the old house was beginning to sink. 老房子的門廊開始下沉了。

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  3. 3
    [I] to fall, sit, or lie down 倒下;坐下;躺下
    sink to :

    The wounded deer sank to the ground. 受傷的鹿倒在了地上。

    sink to your knees :

    He sank to his knees and begged for forgiveness. 他跪下來,祈求原諒。

    sink into :

    When I got home, all I wanted to do was sink into a hot bath. 我回到家後,只想泡個熱水澡。

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  4. 4
    [I] to become worse 惡化
    sinking fast :

    The patient is sinking fast and may not last through the night. 病人的病情急劇惡化,可能挨不過今晚。

    sink into crisis/chaos :

    Without a stable central government, the country is sinking into crisis. 沒有穩定的中央政府,該國正在陷入危機。

    sink into despair :

    As the search went on, Simon began to sink into despair. 随着搜尋的繼續,西蒙開始絕望了。

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    To become worse: worsen, decline, deteriorate...
    1. a.
      if your spirits sink, you become sad (情緒)低落

      After reading the letter, my spirits sank even further. 讀完信後,我的情緒更加低落了。

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    2. b.
      if your heart sinks, you lose hope 失望

      Her heart sank when she heard the result. 她聽到結果時,感到很失望。

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  5. 5
    [I] when the sun sinks, it gets lower in the sky until it disappears (太陽)下沉

    The sun was sinking in the west. 太陽正在西下。

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    [I] to go down in value or amount (價值或數量)減少,下跌

    The dollar sank even lower yesterday on world markets. 昨天美元在世界市場上進一步下跌。

    sink to :

    Agricultural production had sunk to its lowest level in years. 農業産量已跌到多年來的最低點。

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    To become less in size, amount or value: crater, decrease, decline...
  7. 7
    [I] to become quiet (聲音)減弱,降低

    Their voices sank to a whisper. 他們的聲音越來越低,成了耳語。

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    What sound can do and changing sounds: amplify, reverberate, fade...
  8. 8
    [I] to do something wrong 堕落;做錯事
    sink to (doing) something :

    How could you sink to stealing money from your own mother? 你怎麽可以堕落成這樣,連你母親的錢都偷?

    sink so low (as to) :

    I never thought he would sink so low as to lie to me about it. 我從來都沒有想到他會堕落到對我撒謊。

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    [T] to push something sharp into something solid 挖掘;刻;鑿

    The cat sank its claws into my leg. 貓爪子抓進了我的腿。

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    [T] to invest money in something because you hope you will make more money 投資

    We've sunk several thousand dollars into the project so far. 到目前爲止,我們在這個項目上已經投資了數千美元。

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    [T] in games such as golf or pool, to put a ball into a hole (在高爾夫球或台球中)擊(球)入穴(或入袋)

    He only has to sink the pink ball to win the game. 他只需把粉球擊入袋中就可以赢得比賽。

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    Golf: ace, backswing, birdie...
  12. 12
    [T] British informal to drink alcoholic drinks 喝(酒)
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    sink like a stone to fail completely 徹底失敗

    The director's second movie sank like a stone.

    Submitted by Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 28/08/2018

phrasal verbs

sink
noun [C] /sɪŋk/
singularsink
pluralsinks
  1. a large open container for water, usually fixed to a wall and connected to pipes that bring the water and carry it away 水槽;水池

    a kitchen/bathroom sink 洗滌槽/洗臉池

    Just put the dirty dishes in the sink and I'll wash them later. 把那些髒盤子放在水池裏就行了,等會兒我來洗。

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    Baths, showers and basins: basin, bath, bathtub...
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2585 COCA: 2809
sink

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SINK | SINK + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbathroom, 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 + SINKfill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 + NOUNunit (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PREPOSITIONat 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 ADVERBslowly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 + SINKbegin to, start to開始下沉PREPOSITIONbelow, 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。PHRASESsink 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 ADVERBwearily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。PREPOSITIONinto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。PHRASESsink 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 ADVERBquickly, 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。PREPOSITIONinto減弱到⋯狀態PHRASESsink 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
fall1 (The pound has sunk against the dollar.) fall2 (sink into a chair)

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