sink
- IPA[sɪŋk]
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- go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged；(of a ship) go to the bottom of the sea or some other body of water because of damage or a collision
verb: sink, 3rd person present: sinks, gerund or present participle: sinking, past tense: sank, past participle: sunk
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- 1. go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged he saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a ship) go to the bottom of the sea or some other body of water because of damage or a collision the trawler sank with the loss of all six crew 同義詞
- ▪ cause (a ship) to sink a freak wave sank their boat near the shore 同義詞
- ▪ fail and not be seen or heard of again the film sank virtually without trace
- ▪ cause to fail this pledge could sink the government 同義詞
- ▪ conceal, keep in the background, or ignore they agreed to sink their differences 同義詞
- 2. descend from a higher to a lower position; drop downwards you can relax on the veranda as the sun sinks low 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a person) lower oneself or drop down gently she sank back on to her pillow 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ gradually penetrate into the surface of something her feet sank into the thick pile of the carpet
- 3. gradually decrease or decline in value, amount, quality, or intensity their output sank to a third of the pre-war figure 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ approach death the doctor concluded that the lad was sinking fast 同義詞 反義詞
- 4. insert beneath a surface rails fixed in place with screws sunk below the surface of the wood 同義詞
- ▪ push or thrust (an object) into something Kelly stood watching, her hands sunk deep into her pockets
- ▪ excavate (a well) or bore (a shaft) vertically downwards they planned to sink a gold mine in Oklahoma 同義詞
- ▪ hit (a ball) into a hole in golf or snooker he sank the black into the green pocket to secure victory
- ▪ (in golf) hit the ball into the hole with (a putt or other shot) he sank a four-foot birdie putt at the fifth hole
- 5. British informal rapidly consume (an alcoholic drink) they must have sunk a bit of booze yesterday the players were sinking a few post-match lagers 同義詞
- past and past participle of sink
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- past of sink
Oxford American Dictionary
- past participle of sink
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- past of sink
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- lapse or fall into a particular state or condition
Oxford American Dictionary
- lapse or fall into a particular state or condition
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美式
- go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged: he saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[sɪŋk]
英式
- a fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe: I stood at the kitchen sink a sink unit with cupboard and drawers under
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- IPA[siNGk]
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- a fixed basin with a water supply and a drain: I stood at the kitchen sink a sink unit with cupboard and drawers under
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