单词详解
1. vi.
A.(船等)下沉,(日,月)落,没 (appear to move downward)
The sun was sinking in the west. 夕阳西下。
The Titanic sank. 泰坦尼克号沉了。
B.(面颊等)下陷,(头、目光等)下垂 [(+in)] (pass into a specified state or condition)
Her eye sank, and didn’t say a word any more. 她垂下眼睑,不再说一句话。
C.(疲倦地)坐下,倒下;(头,肩等)筋疲力尽地垂下 [(+to/into/on)] (fall heavily or suddenly, decline markedly)
She was stunned and sank to the ground. 她被击昏倒在地上。
I sank back into the chair. 我筋疲力尽地倒在椅子上。
D. 堕落,陷入,消沉 [(+into)] (fall or drop to a lower place or level)
Her heart sank as the list ended without her name.
名单读完了却没有她的名字,她心里一沉。
2. vt.
A. 使下沉,使陷入,把……插入 (cause to sink)
The submarine sank two ships. 潜艇击沉了两艘船。
B. 使下垂 (go under)
She sank her beautiful eyes. 她垂下美丽的眼睛。
3. n. [C]
洗涤槽,水槽 (plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe)
You must always keep the sink clean. 你必须一直保持水槽的清洁。
相关词组
1. sink in 渗入;完全被理解
Rub the cream on your skin and let it sink in. 把这种软膏搽在皮肤上,让它渗进去。
2. sink into 陷入
We watched the sun sink into the sea. 我们注视着太阳沉入大海中。
3. sink down 沉落
The ship was sunk down by an enemy torpedo. 这艘船被敌人的鱼雷击沉了。
相关单词
过去式:sank / sunk
过去分词:sunk
现在分词:sinking
第三人称单数:sinks
相关链接
词语辨析:drop, fall, sink
drop, fall, sink
三者都有“下落”的意思。
drop: 指物体从一定高度落下。
fall: 与drop同义,指突然或猛烈地降落,但fall也可指任何下落,同高度或形式无关。
sink: 指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。
词语详解
1. drop: 指物体从一定高度落下。
A coin dropped from the boy’s pocket. 一枚硬币从小男孩的口袋中掉下来。
2. fall: 与drop同义,指突然或猛烈地降落,但fall也可指任何下落,同高度或形式无关。
The leaves fall from the trees in autumn. 秋季树叶从书上飘落下来。
3. sink: 指在空气或水中垂直下降、下沉。
The Titanic sank. 泰坦尼克号沉了。