sink
🇺🇸
/sɪŋk/
🇬🇧
/sɪŋk/
verb
B1
to fall or move downward
The heavy weight caused the ship to sink.
沉重的重量導致船沉了。
B1
to cause a ship to go under the water
The iceberg sank the Titanic.
冰山使泰坦尼克號沉沒。
R
to sit down suddenly
He sank into a chair, exhausted.
他筋疲力盡地瘫坐在椅子上。
R
to gradually go lower
The sun sank below the horizon.
太陽沉到了地平線以下。
R
to become less
The temperature sank to freezing.
溫度下降到了冰點。
R
to become quieter
Her voice sank to a whisper.
她的聲音降低到了耳語。
R
to dig a hole in the ground
They sank a well in the backyard.
他們在後院挖了一口井。
R
to put something into the ground
He sank a stake into the soil.
他把一根木樁打入土裡。
R
to fail completely
If we don't get funding, we'll be sunk.
如果我們得不到資金，我們就完了。
R
to hit a ball into a hole
He sank the ball into the hole.
他把球打進了洞裡。
R
to drink all of something quickly
They sank the bottle of wine in one go.
他們一口氣喝光了一瓶葡萄酒。
noun
R
a bowl with taps for washing dishes
She washed the dishes at the kitchen sink.
她在廚房的水槽裡洗碗。
R
a bowl fixed to a bathroom wall for washing
He splashed water in the sink.
他往水槽裡濺了水。
adjective
R
in a poor area with bad conditions
The sink estate is known for high crime rates.
沉沒的住宅區以高犯罪率而聞名。
translation
下沉, 使沉沒, 癱坐, 逐漸下沉, 減少, 變得安靜, 挖坑, 埋入地下, 徹底失敗, 擊球入洞, 一飲而盡
洗碗槽, 洗臉盆
貧民窟
詞形變化
Past
sank
3rd Present
sinks
Progressive
sinking
Perfect
sunk
Plural
sinks