- no obj. go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged下沉; 沉没：
he saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves.
他看着棺材沉于波浪之下。
- (of a ship) go to the bottom of the sea or some other body of water because of damage or a collision（船只因损毁或相撞而）沉没：
the trawler sank with the loss of all six crew.
拖网渔船沉没了, 六名船员全部遇难。
- figurative disappear and not be seen or heard of again〈喻〉消失; 无音信：
the film sank virtually without trace.
这部电影实际上消失得无影无踪。
- with obj. cause (a ship) to go to the bottom of the sea or other body of water使（船只）沉没：
a freak wave sank their boat near the shore.
突然卷起的海浪使他们的船只沉没于海岸附近。
- with obj. figurative cause to fail〈喻〉使失败：
this pledge could sink the government.
该保证会使政府垮台。
- with obj. figurative conceal, keep in the background, or ignore〈喻〉隐藏, 掩盖：
they agreed to sink their differences.
他们同意消除分歧。
- no obj. descend from a higher to a lower position; drop downwards下降; 下落; 下沉; 下陷：
Sam felt the ground sinking beneath his feet
山姆感到脚下的地面正在下陷
you can relax on the veranda as the sun sinks low.
太阳下山时, 你可以在走廊上休憩。
- (of a person) lower oneself or drop down gently（人）屈身; 轻缓倒下：
she sank back on to her pillow.
她仰面倒在枕头上。
- with adverbial of direction gradually penetrate into the surface of something渗透; 渐渐陷入：
her feet sank into the thick pile of the carpet.
她的双脚陷于地毯的厚绒之中。
sink in
figurative (of words or facts) be fully understood or realized〈喻〉（词, 情况）完全被理解; 被理会：Peter read the letter twice before its meaning sank in.
彼得读了两遍之后才完全理解信的意思。
- with obj.
sink something into
cause something sharp to penetrate (a surface)使某锋利物穿透（表面）： the dog sank its teeth into her arm.
这条狗在她的胳膊上狠狠地咬了一口。
- no obj. gradually decrease or decline in value, amount, quality, or intensity（价值、数量、质量或强度）逐渐下降, 下跌：
their output sank to a third of the pre-war figure
他们的产量跌至战前数量的1/3
the reputation of the Council sank to a very low level.
委员会声名狼藉。
- lapse or fall into a particular state or condition, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant陷入, 落入（某状态、情境, 尤指不受欢迎或不愉快的那种）：
he sank into a coma after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
脑出血之后, 他陷入昏迷状态。
- be overwhelmed by a darker mood; become depressed（心情）压抑：
her heart sank as she thought of Craig.
她想到克雷格时, 心便沉了下来。
- approach death接近死亡：
the doctor concluded that the lad was sinking fast.
医生断定这位小伙子快要死了。
- with obj. insert beneath a surface by digging or hollowing out插入; 嵌进：
rails fixed in place with screws sunk below the surface of the wood.
用嵌于木头之中的螺丝钉使之固定到位的围栏。
- excavate (a well) or bore (a shaft) vertically downwards挖掘（井）; 钻（矿井）：
they planned to sink a gold mine in Oklahoma.
他们打算在俄克拉何马州挖掘金矿。
- pocket (a ball) in snooker or billiards（斯诺克或台球游戏中）击（球）入袋。
- Golf hit the ball into the hole with (a putt or other shot)【高尔夫】击（球）入穴。
- informal drink (alcohol), especially rapidly〈非正式〉（尤指快速地）饮（酒）：
English players sinking a few post-match lagers.
赛后快饮了几杯贮陈啤酒的英国运动员。
- with obj. and adverbial insert into something插入：
Kelly stood watching, her hands sunk deep into her pockets.
凯丽双手深深地插在口袋里, 站在一旁观望。
- with obj.
sink something in/into
put money or energy into (something); invest something in将（金钱, 精力）投入（某事）; 投资： many investors sank their life savings into the company.
许多投资者将他们一生的积蓄投资于这家公司。
a（或that）sinking feeling
- an unpleasant feeling caused by the realization that something unpleasant or undesirable has happened or is about to happen（因意识到已发生或将要发生不愉快、不受欢迎的事情而引起的）颓丧感。
sink or swim
- fail or succeed entirely by one's own efforts完全靠个人努力决定成功与否。
sinkable
adjectivesinkage
noun- a fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe洗涤槽, 水槽。
- a pool or marsh in which a river's water disappears by evaporation or percolation洼地; 渗坑。
- technical a body or process which acts to absorb or remove energy or a particular component from a system〈技〉汇, 壑：
a heat sink
热汇
the oceans can act as a sink for CO2.
海洋可充当二氧化碳汇集处。SOURCE的反义词。
- usu. as modifier figurative a school or estate situated in a socially deprived area〈喻〉位于社会贫困地区的学校或房产：
the local sink school.
该贫困地区的学校。
- figurative a place of vice or corruption〈喻〉巢, 窟, 藏垢的场所：
a sink of unnatural vice, pride, and luxury.
人为的恶习、傲慢与奢侈的渊薮。