sink
v
(pt sank , pp sunk )
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
go down under the surface of a liquid or soft substance 下沉; 沉沒
Wood does not sink in water, it floats. 木頭在水中不沉, 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. 我的腳陷進了泥里.
It fell onto the wet sand, then sank (in). 那個東西掉在潮濕的沙子上, 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 被魚雷擊沉的航空母艦
They sank the barge by making a hole in the bottom. 他們在駁船底部打個洞把它弄沉了.
(b) (fig infml 比喻, 口) prevent (sb or sb's plans) from succeeding; ruin 阻止或搞垮(某人或某人的計畫); 毀滅
The press want to sink his bid for the Presidency. 新聞界想搞垮他參選總統職位的計畫.
We'll be sunk if the car breaks down. 要是汽車壞了, 我們就糟了.
3
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip]
become lower; fall slowly downwards 變低; 緩慢下陷或倒下
The foundations sank (two feet) after the flood. 洪水退後地基下陷了(兩英尺).
The earthquake made the wall sink and start to crumble. 這次地震把這堵墻震得下陷并開始崩塌.
The soldier sank to the ground badly wounded. 那士兵受了重傷, 倒在地上.
I sank (down) into an armchair. 我一下子坐在單座沙發上.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
cause (sth) to be lower; move (sth) downwards 使(某物)變低; 將(某物)下降
sink the cable into position on the sea bed 把電纜沉到海底的位置
(fig 比喻) sink one's voice to a whisper 把自己的聲音減?quot;涑啥?
4
(a) [I, Ipr] (of the sun) go down below the horizon (指太陽)落下
the sun sinking in the west 西下的太陽
The sun sank slowly behind the hills. 太陽慢慢落山了.
(b) [I, Ipr] lose value, strength, etc gradually; decline 逐漸貶值、 變弱等; 衰退
Stocks and shares are sinking. 股票正在逐漸貶值.
The value of our currency has sunk to almost nothing. 我們貨幣已經毛得簡直分文不值了.
He is sinking fast, ie will soon die. 他快死了.
(fig 比喻) sink in the estimation of one's friends 在朋友中人緣越來越差
(fig 比喻) His voice sank to a whisper. 他的聲音逐漸小得成了耳語.
5
(a) place (sth) in a hole made by digging 將(某物)置於掘的洞中
sink two posts (into the ground) here 把兩根桿子埋到這里(的地上).
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
make (sth) by digging 掘, 挖, 鑿(某物)
sink a well, shaft, etc 掘井、 礦井等
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) 將(球)擊入袋中或洞中(臺球、 高爾夫球等)
sink the red (into the top pocket) 把紅球打入頂頭的袋中.
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. 他們倆喝了一瓶杜松子酒.
8 (idm 習語) be sunk in sth be in such a state of (esp despair or deep thought) 陷入或墮入(某狀態)(尤指絕望或沉思)
She just sat there, sunk in depression. 她就坐在那里, 情緒十分低落. one's heart sinks =>heart. sink one's `differences agree to forget what one disagrees about 同意放棄不同意見
We must sink our differences and save the firm. 我們必須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. 他們到半夜時還沒回來, 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 諺) (used of a situation where one will either fail...
?? 考研助記
蛇(s)在墨水(ink)里 下沉
?? 擴展釋義
*[si?k]n. 藏垢的場所, 溝渠, 污水槽vi. 下沉, 沉沒, 下陷, 減弱, 衰退, 消沉, 墮落, 滲透vt. 使低落, 使下沉, 陷于, 投入(資金等), 挖掘【化】 縮孔【醫】 洗滌盆, 洗滌池; 沉; 凹(心電圖)【經】 跌落, 沉沒, 丟掉相關詞組: 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