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| 1 | I to disappear below the surface of the water 沉没 |
| The ship sank off the coast of Newfoundland during a storm. 在一次风暴中，这艘船在纽芬兰附近的海域沉没了。 |
| Do you think the cork will float or sink? 你认为这个软木塞会浮在水上还是会沉下去呢？ |
| | 1a | T to make something , especially a boat , disappear below the surface of the water 使（船等）下沉；击沉 | | The enemy sank three ships last night. 昨晚敌军击沉了3艘船。 | |
| | 1b | I to go below the surface of a soft substance 陷入 | | +into Our feet sank into the mud as we walked. 走着走着，我们的脚陷到了泥浆里。 | |
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| 2 | I to move to a lower level 下降；下沉 |
| The water level in the lake had sunk by several feet. 湖面已经下降了几英尺。 |
| The porch on the old house was beginning to sink. 老房子的门廊开始下沉了。 |
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| 3 | I to fall , sit , or lie down 倒下；坐下；躺下 |
| +to The wounded deer sank to the ground. 受伤的鹿倒在了地上。 |
| sink to your knees He sank to his knees and begged for forgiveness. 他跪下来，祈求原谅。 |
| +into When I got home, all I wanted to do was sink into a hot bath. 我回到家后，只想泡个热水澡。 |
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| 4 | I to become worse 恶化 |
| sinking fast The patient is sinking fast and may not last through the night. 病人的病情急剧恶化，可能挨不过今晚。 |
| sink into crisis/chaos Without a stable central government, the country is sinking into crisis. 没有稳定的中央政府，该国正在陷入危机。 |
| sink into despair As the search went on, Simon began to sink into despair. 随着搜寻的继续，西蒙开始绝望了。 |
| | 4a | if your spirits sink , you become sad （情绪）低落 | | After reading the letter, my spirits sank even further. 读完信后，我的情绪更加低落了。 | |
| | 4b | if your heart sinks, you lose hope 失望 | | Her heart sank when she heard the result. 她听到结果时，感到很失望。 | |
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| 5 | I when the sun sinks, it gets lower in the sky until it disappears （太阳）下沉 |
| The sun was sinking in the west. 太阳正在西下。 |
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| 6 | I to go down in value or amount （价值或数量）减少，下跌 |
| The dollar sank even lower yesterday on world markets. 昨天美元在世界市场上进一步下跌。 |
| +to Agricultural production had sunk to its lowest level in years. 农业产量已跌到多年来的最低点。 |
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| 7 | I to become quiet （声音）减弱，降低 |
| Their voices sank to a whisper. 他们的声音越来越低，成了耳语。 |
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| 8 | I to do something wrong 堕落；做错事 |
| sink to (doing) sth How could you sink to stealing money from your own mother? 你怎么可以堕落成这样，连你母亲的钱都偷？ |
| sink so low (as to) I never thought he would sink so low as to lie to me about it. 我从来都没有想到他会堕落到对我撒谎。 |
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| 9 | T to push something sharp into something solid 挖掘；刻；凿 |
| The cat sank its claws into my leg. 猫爪子抓进了我的腿。 |
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| 10 | T to invest money in something because you hope you will make more money 投资 |
| We’ ve sunk several thousand dollars into the project so far. 到目前为止，我们在这个项目上已经投资了数千美元。 |
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| 11 | T in games such as golf or pool , to put a ball into a hole （在高尔夫球或台球中）击（球）入穴（或入袋） |
| He only has to sink the pink ball to win the game. 他只需把粉球击入袋中就可以赢得比赛。 |
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| 12 | T BRITISH informal to drink alcoholic drinks 喝（酒） |
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| - | be sunk
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| to be in a bad situation that will bring problems or defeat |
| 陷入糟糕的境地 |
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| - | sink your differences
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| to stop arguing and come to an agreement |
| 摒除歧见 |
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| - | sink a mine/well/hole etc
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| to dig a deep hole in the ground |
| 挖掘矿井/水井/洞等 |
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| Drilling companies are beginning to sink exploratory wells in the area. 钻井公司开始在该地区挖掘探测井。 |
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| - | sink or swim
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| to be left on your own to succeed or fail , without any help |
| 沉浮全靠自己 |
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| It’ s sink or swim in this business. 在这个行业，成败全靠自己。 |
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| - | sink your teeth into sth
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| 1 | to take a bite of something good to eat 咬一口某物 | He couldn’ t wait to sink his teeth into the steak. 他急不可待地咬了一口牛排。 | |
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| 2 | MAINLY AMERICAN to get very involved in something . The usual phrase in British English is get your teeth into something . 全神贯注地做某事 |
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| - | sink without trace
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| if a boat sinks without trace , it sinks and cannot be found |
| （船）沉得无影无踪 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌsink ˈin |
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| | to become completely understood 充分理解；完全明白 | She had to repeat her words several times before they finally sank in. 她只得把话重复了好几遍，他们才完全明白。 | |
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