sink
🇺🇸
/sɪŋk/
🇬🇧
/sɪŋk/
verb
B1
to fall or move downward
The heavy weight caused the ship to sink.
沉重的重量导致船沉了。
B1
to cause a ship to go under the water
The iceberg sank the Titanic.
冰山使泰坦尼克号沉没。
R
to sit down suddenly
He sank into a chair, exhausted.
他筋疲力尽地瘫坐在椅子上。
R
to gradually go lower
The sun sank below the horizon.
太阳沉到了地平线以下。
R
to become less
The temperature sank to freezing.
温度下降到了冰点。
R
to become quieter
Her voice sank to a whisper.
她的声音降低到了耳语。
R
to dig a hole in the ground
They sank a well in the backyard.
他们在后院挖了一口井。
R
to put something into the ground
He sank a stake into the soil.
他把一根木桩打入土里。
R
to fail completely
If we don't get funding, we'll be sunk.
如果我们得不到资金，我们就完了。
R
to hit a ball into a hole
He sank the ball into the hole.
他把球打进了洞里。
R
to drink all of something quickly
They sank the bottle of wine in one go.
他们一口气喝光了一瓶葡萄酒。
noun
R
a bowl with taps for washing dishes
She washed the dishes at the kitchen sink.
她在厨房的水槽里洗碗。
R
a bowl fixed to a bathroom wall for washing
He splashed water in the sink.
他往水槽里溅了水。
adjective
R
in a poor area with bad conditions
The sink estate is known for high crime rates.
沉没的住宅区以高犯罪率而闻名。
translation
下沉, 使沉没, 瘫坐, 逐渐下沉, 减少, 变得安静, 挖坑, 埋入地下, 彻底失败, 击球入洞, 一饮而尽
洗碗池, 洗脸池
贫民窟
词形变化
Past
sank
3rd Present
sinks
Progressive
sinking
Perfect
sunk
Plural
sinks