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🔑 sink BrE /sɪŋk / NAmE /sɪŋk / verb present simple - I / you / we / they sink BrE /sɪŋk / NAmE /sɪŋk / present simple - he / she / it sinks BrE /sɪŋks / NAmE /sɪŋks / past simple sank BrE /sæŋk / NAmE /sæŋk / past participle sunk BrE /sʌŋk / NAmE /sʌŋk / -ing form sinking BrE /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ / NAmE /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ / ➤ in water /mud , etc . 在水/泥等里 🔑 [ I ] to go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance ◆ The ship sank to the bottom of the sea . ◆ We're sinking ! ◆ The wheels started to sink into the mud . ◆ to sink like a stone ➤ boat 船只 🔑 [ T ] ~ sth to damage a boat or ship so that it goes below the surface of the sea , etc . ◆ a battleship sunk by a torpedo ➤ fall /sit down 倒下；坐下 [ I ] + adv ./prep . of a person 人 to move downwards , especially by falling or sitting down SYN collapse ◆ I sank into an armchair . ◆ She sank back into her seat , exhausted . ◆ The old man had sunk to his knees . ➤ move downwards 下降 🔑 [ I ] of an object 物体 to move slowly downwards ◆ The sun was sinking in the west . ◆ The foundations of the building are starting to sink . ➤ become weaker 减弱 [ I ] to decrease in amount , volume , strength , etc . ◆ The pound has sunk to its lowest recorded level against the dollar . ◆ He is clearly sinking fast (= getting weaker quickly and will soon die . ➤ of voice 声音 [ I ] to become quieter SYN fade ◆ Her voice sank to a whisper . ➤ dig in ground 在地上挖掘 [ T ] ~ sth to make a deep hole in the ground SYN drill ◆ to sink a well /shaft /mine [ T ] ~ sth (+ adv ./prep .) to place sth in the ground by digging ◆ to sink a post into the ground ➡ see also sunken ➤ prevent success 使不成功 [ T ] ~ sth /sb (informal to prevent sb or sb's plans from succeeding ◆ I think I've just sunk my chances of getting the job . ◆ If the car breaks down , we'll be sunk (= have serious problems . ➤ ball 球 [ T ] ~ sth to hit a ball into a hole in golf snooker ◆ He sank a 12 -foot putt to win the match . ➤ alcohol 酒 [ T ] ~ sth (BrE informal to drink sth quickly , especially a large amount of alcohol ● be ˈsunk in sth to be in a state of unhappiness or deep thought ◆ She just sat there , sunk in thought . ● (like rats ) deserting /leaving a sinking ˈship (humorous disapproving used to talk about people who leave an organization , a company , etc . that is having difficulties , without caring about the people who are left ● sink your ˈdifferences to agree to forget about your disagreements ● a /that ˈsinking feeling (informal an unpleasant feeling that you get when you realize that sth bad has happened or is going to happen ● ˌsink or ˈswim to be in a situation where you will either succeed by your own efforts or fail completely ◆ The new students were just left to sink or swim . ● ˌsink so ˈlow ● sink to sth to have such low moral standards that you do sth very bad ◆ Stealing from your friends ? How could you sink so low ? ◆ I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths . ● sb's heart ˈsinks used to say that sb suddenly feels sad or depressed about sth ◆ My heart sank when I saw how much work there was left . ◆ She watched him go with a sinking heart . ● ˌsink ˈin ● ˌsink ˈinto sth (of words , an event , etc . 话语、事情等 to be fully understood or realized ◆ He paused to allow his words to sink in . ◆ The full scale of the disaster has yet to sink in . (of liquids 液体 to go down into another substance through the surface ◆ The rain sank into the dry ground . ● ˈsink into sth to go gradually into a less active , happy or pleasant state ◆ She sank into a deep sleep . ◆ He sank deeper into depression . ● ˌsink ˈinto sth ● ˌsink sth ˈinto sth to go , or to make sth sharp go , deep into sth solid ◆ The dog sank its teeth into my leg (= bit it . ◆ I felt her nails sink into my wrist . ● ˌsink sth ˈinto sth to spend a lot of money on a business or an activity , for example in order to make money from it in the future ◆ We sank all our savings into the venture . 🔑 sink BrE /sɪŋk / NAmE /sɪŋk / noun a large open container in a kitchen that has taps /faucets to supply water and that you use for washing dishes in ◆ Don't just leave your dirty plates in the sink ! ◆ I felt chained to the kitchen sink (= I had to spend all my time doing jobs in the house . (especially NAmE = washbasin ● everything but the kitchen ˈsink (informal humorous a very large number of things , probably more than is necessary 🔑 sink BrE /sɪŋk / NAmE /sɪŋk / adjective [ only before noun ] (BrE located in a poor area where social conditions are bad ◆ the misery of life in sink estates ◆ a sink school
