英语词汇sink怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

¹ sink /ˈsɪŋk/ verb

sinks; sank /ˈsæŋk/ or sunk /ˈsʌŋk/ ; sunk; sinking

¹ sink

/ˈsɪŋk/

verb

sinks; sank /ˈsæŋk/ or sunk /ˈsʌŋk/ ; sunk; sinking

Learner's definition of SINK

a [no object] : to go down below the surface of water, mud, etc.下沉；下陷；沉没

The passengers were rescued from the boat before it sank.乘客们在船沉没以前获救了。
a sinking ship正在下沉的船只
The rock sank to the bottom of the pool.大石块沉到了塘底。
My foot sank into the deep mud.我的一只脚深陷到泥浆里了。
She sank up to her knees in the snow.她陷入了深及膝部的雪中。

b [+ object] : to cause (a ship or boat) to go down below the surface of water使下沉；使沉没

The torpedo sank the ship.鱼雷击沉了船只。

[no object] : to move down to a lower position下去；下降

The sun sank behind the hills.太阳下山了。
He sank to his knees and prayed. [=he knelt down and prayed]他跪下祷告。
She sank back into the cozy chair.她又坐回到了舒适的座椅里。

[no object] : to become lower in amount, value, etc. : to decline or decrease减少；降低

The temperature sinks quickly after the sun sets.太阳落山后，气温迅速降低。
The lake's water level is slowly sinking.湖的水位正慢慢下降。
His strength is slowly sinking.他的力气正慢慢减弱。
The company's stock sank after it announced that profits were less than expected.这家公司宣布其收益低于预期值后，股票价格下跌了。
The currency's value is sinking.货币正在贬值。

[+ object] : to use force to cause (something) to go into the ground or another surface打入；敲入；插入 — often + into

He sank [=drove] the fence posts into the ground.他把篱笆桩打进了地里。
He sank the ax into the tree.他将斧头砍进了树里。
The nail was sunk all the way into the wall.钉子被死死钉入了墙里。
The cat sank its claws into my arm.那只猫的爪子刺进了我的胳膊。

[no object]

a : to do something that is morally wrong堕落；沉沦

How could you sink [=stoop] to cheating?你怎么会堕落到去行骗？
I never thought he could sink so low. [=do something so wrong]我从没想到他会堕落到这种地步。

b : to begin to feel sad, depressed, etc.（心情）低落；陷入（沮丧）

She sank into a deep depression.她陷入了深深的沮丧。
Her heart sank [=she became very sad] at the thought of moving so far away.一想到要搬去那么遥远的地方，她的心情就很沉重。
With a sinking heart [=with great sadness], she signed the papers to sell the house.她怀着沉重的心情签署了售房文件。
She got that sinking feeling [=a feeling of dread or discouragement] as she viewed the storm damage.看到暴风雨造成的损害，她心情沉重。

c : to go or change to a worse or less active state陷入（更差的或更不活跃的状态） — often + into

The patient sank into a coma.病人陷入了昏迷。
He's sinking fast and won't live much longer.他的健康状况每况愈下，活不了多久了。

[no object] of a person's voice : to become quieter（声音）变低，变小

Her voice sank to a whisper. [=she began to whisper]她的声音变成了耳语。

a [no object] : to become less successful : to move toward failure受挫

The company is sinking under the weight of heavy debt. [=the company is failing because it has too much debt]这家公司快被沉重的债务压垮了。

b [+ object] : to cause (someone or something) to fail使失败

Bad weather sank their plans for a picnic.糟糕的天气让他们的野餐计划泡汤了。
If we don't get that money soon, we'll be sunk.如果不能尽快拿到那笔钱，我们就完了。

[+ object] : to make (a well, shaft, mine, etc.) by digging down into the earth挖掘；凿；钻

The workers are sinking a well.工人们正在挖井。

[+ object] : to spend (a lot of money, work, time, etc.) on something投入，花费（大量资金、工作、时间等） — + in or into

He sank [=invested] five million dollars in the new company.他为新公司投资了五百万美元。
He keeps sinking money into that old car.他一直在给那辆旧车投钱。
She has sunk a lot of work into the project.她为这项工程倾注了大量心血。

[+ object] : to throw, hit, or roll (a ball) into a hole or basket投进；打进；滚进

He sank [=dropped, holed] the putt.他将球轻击入洞。
In pool, you need to sink [=pocket] the eight ball to win.玩落袋台球，要将八号球击入袋中才能赢得比赛。
She sank the jump shot.她跳起投球入篮。

[+ object] chiefly British, informal : to drink (something) completely喝完

They sank [=downed] one more pint before leaving.他们离开之前又喝了一品脱。

sink in

[phrasal verb]

: to become completely known, felt, or understood被完全感受到；被完全理解

I had to tell him what to do over and over before it finally sank in.在他完全理解以前，我不得不再三告诉他该怎么做。
The fact that she's left me still hasn't really sunk in.我还没有完全接受她已经离开我的事实。

sink like a stone

: to sink very suddenly and quickly突然沉没；迅速下沉

The ship hit an iceberg and sank like a stone.那艘船撞到冰山后迅速下沉。

— often used figuratively常用作比喻

His last movie sank like a stone.他上一部电影很快就销声匿迹了。

sink or swim

◊ A situation in which you either sink or swim is one in which you must succeed by your own efforts or fail completely.成败全凭自己；不自救，必沉沦

They left me to sink or swim on my own.他们让我自己去闯，不管成功还是失败。
In this job, it's sink or swim.做这项工作如果不努力争取，就会彻底失败。

sink without a trace

(US) or British sink without trace

: to sink beneath the water to a place that cannot be seen or found不留痕迹地沉入水中

The boat sank without a trace.那艘船沉没了，没有留下一丝踪迹。

— often used figuratively常用作比喻

Her first album was a big success, but after that she sank without a trace.她的首张专辑大获成功，但之后她就销声匿迹了。

sink your teeth into

— see tooth

² sink /ˈsɪŋk/ noun

plural sinks

² sink

/ˈsɪŋk/

noun

plural sinks

Learner's definition of SINK

[count]

: a wide bowl that has a faucet for water and a drain at the bottom and is usually positioned in a counter or on a pedestal洗涤池；洗碗槽

a kitchen sink厨房洗碗槽
(chiefly US) a bathroom sink [=(chiefly Brit) washbasin]盥洗室洗脸盆

— see pictures at bathroom, kitchen

单词	sink
释义	sink (noun) sink 7 ENTRIES FOUND: sink (verb) sink (noun) heart (noun) level (noun) stone (noun) swim (verb) tooth (noun) ¹ sink /ˈsɪŋk/ verb sinks; sank /ˈsæŋk/ or sunk /ˈsʌŋk/ ; sunk; sinking ¹ sink /ˈsɪŋk/ verb sinks; sank /ˈsæŋk/ or sunk /ˈsʌŋk/ ; sunk; sinking Learner's definition of SINK 1 a [no object] : to go down below the surface of water, mud, etc.下沉；下陷；沉没 The passengers were rescued from the boat before it sank.乘客们在船沉没以前获救了。 a sinking ship正在下沉的船只 The rock sank to the bottom of the pool.大石块沉到了塘底。 My foot sank into the deep mud.我的一只脚深陷到泥浆里了。 She sank up to her knees in the snow.她陷入了深及膝部的雪中。 b [+ object] : to cause (a ship or boat) to go down below the surface of water使下沉；使沉没 The torpedo sank the ship.鱼雷击沉了船只。 2 [no object] : to move down to a lower position下去；下降 The sun sank behind the hills.太阳下山了。 He sank to his knees and prayed. [=he knelt down and prayed]他跪下祷告。 She sank back into the cozy chair.她又坐回到了舒适的座椅里。 3 [no object] : to become lower in amount, value, etc. : to decline or decrease减少；降低 The temperature sinks quickly after the sun sets.太阳落山后，气温迅速降低。 The lake's water level is slowly sinking.湖的水位正慢慢下降。 His strength is slowly sinking.他的力气正慢慢减弱。 The company's stock sank after it announced that profits were less than expected.这家公司宣布其收益低于预期值后，股票价格下跌了。 The currency's value is sinking.货币正在贬值。 4 [+ object] : to use force to cause (something) to go into the ground or another surface打入；敲入；插入 — often + into He sank [=drove] the fence posts into the ground.他把篱笆桩打进了地里。 He sank the ax into the tree.他将斧头砍进了树里。 The nail was sunk all the way into the wall.钉子被死死钉入了墙里。 The cat sank its claws into my arm.那只猫的爪子刺进了我的胳膊。 5 [no object] a : to do something that is morally wrong堕落；沉沦 How could you sink [=stoop] to cheating?你怎么会堕落到去行骗？ I never thought he could sink so low. [=do something so wrong]我从没想到他会堕落到这种地步。 b : to begin to feel sad, depressed, etc.（心情）低落；陷入（沮丧） She sank into a deep depression.她陷入了深深的沮丧。 Her heart sank [=she became very sad] at the thought of moving so far away.一想到要搬去那么遥远的地方，她的心情就很沉重。 With a sinking heart [=with great sadness], she signed the papers to sell the house.她怀着沉重的心情签署了售房文件。 She got that sinking feeling [=a feeling of dread or discouragement] as she viewed the storm damage.看到暴风雨造成的损害，她心情沉重。 c : to go or change to a worse or less active state陷入（更差的或更不活跃的状态） — often + into The patient sank into a coma.病人陷入了昏迷。 He's sinking fast and won't live much longer.他的健康状况每况愈下，活不了多久了。 6 [no object] of a person's voice : to become quieter（声音）变低，变小 Her voice sank to a whisper. [=she began to whisper]她的声音变成了耳语。 7 a [no object] : to become less successful : to move toward failure受挫 The company is sinking under the weight of heavy debt. [=the company is failing because it has too much debt]这家公司快被沉重的债务压垮了。 b [+ object] : to cause (someone or something) to fail使失败 Bad weather sank their plans for a picnic.糟糕的天气让他们的野餐计划泡汤了。 If we don't get that money soon, we'll be sunk.如果不能尽快拿到那笔钱，我们就完了。 8 [+ object] : to make (a well, shaft, mine, etc.) by digging down into the earth挖掘；凿；钻 The workers are sinking a well.工人们正在挖井。 9 [+ object] : to spend (a lot of money, work, time, etc.) on something投入，花费（大量资金、工作、时间等） — + in or into He sank [=invested] five million dollars in the new company.他为新公司投资了五百万美元。 He keeps sinking money into that old car.他一直在给那辆旧车投钱。 She has sunk a lot of work into the project.她为这项工程倾注了大量心血。 10 [+ object] : to throw, hit, or roll (a ball) into a hole or basket投进；打进；滚进 He sank [=dropped, holed] the putt.他将球轻击入洞。 In pool, you need to sink [=pocket] the eight ball to win.玩落袋台球，要将八号球击入袋中才能赢得比赛。 She sank the jump shot.她跳起投球入篮。 11 [+ object] chiefly British, informal : to drink (something) completely喝完 They sank [=downed] one more pint before leaving.他们离开之前又喝了一品脱。 sink in [phrasal verb] : to become completely known, felt, or understood被完全感受到；被完全理解 I had to tell him what to do over and over before it finally sank in.在他完全理解以前，我不得不再三告诉他该怎么做。 The fact that she's left me still hasn't really sunk in.我还没有完全接受她已经离开我的事实。 sink like a stone : to sink very suddenly and quickly突然沉没；迅速下沉 The ship hit an iceberg and sank like a stone.那艘船撞到冰山后迅速下沉。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 His last movie sank like a stone.他上一部电影很快就销声匿迹了。 sink or swim ◊ A situation in which you either sink or swim is one in which you must succeed by your own efforts or fail completely.成败全凭自己；不自救，必沉沦 They left me to sink or swim on my own.他们让我自己去闯，不管成功还是失败。 In this job, it's sink or swim.做这项工作如果不努力争取，就会彻底失败。 sink without a trace (US) or British sink without trace : to sink beneath the water to a place that cannot be seen or found不留痕迹地沉入水中 The boat sank without a trace.那艘船沉没了，没有留下一丝踪迹。 — often used figuratively常用作比喻 Her first album was a big success, but after that she sank without a trace.她的首张专辑大获成功，但之后她就销声匿迹了。 sink your teeth into — see tooth ² sink /ˈsɪŋk/ noun plural sinks ² sink /ˈsɪŋk/ noun plural sinks Learner's definition of SINK [count] : a wide bowl that has a faucet for water and a drain at the bottom and is usually positioned in a counter or on a pedestal洗涤池；洗碗槽 a kitchen sink厨房洗碗槽 (chiefly US) a bathroom sink [=(chiefly Brit) washbasin]盥洗室洗脸盆 — see pictures at bathroom, kitchen
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