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[N-COUNT 可数名词](厨房里的)洗涤池,洗碗槽,水槽 A sink is a large fixed container in a kitchen, with taps to supply water. It is mainly used for washing dishes.
  • The sink was full of dirty dishes.

    水槽里堆满了脏碟子。

  • ...the kitchen sink.

    厨房洗涤槽

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]同 washbasin 或 basin A sink is the same as a washbasin or basin .
  • The bathroom is furnished with 2 toilets, 2 showers, and 2 sinks.

    卫生间里装了两个抽水马桶、两个淋浴器、和两个洗脸盆。

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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)下沉;(使)沉没 If a boat sinks or if someone or something sinks it, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water.
  [V n]
  [V]
  [V-ing]
  • In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship...

    在海战中目标就是击沉敌船。

  • The boat was beginning to sink fast...

    小船开始快速下沉。

  • The lifeboat crashed against the side of the sinking ship.

    救生船撞上了那艘正在下沉的船的侧身。

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  • ...the sinking of the Titanic.

    “泰坦尼克号”的沉没

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[VERB 动词]下沉;沉没 If something sinks, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water.
  [V]
  • A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float.

    新鲜鸡蛋会沉下去而不新鲜的会浮在上面。

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[VERB 动词]缓慢下降;下陷;沉降 If something sinks, it moves slowly downwards.
  [V]
  • Far off to the west the sun was sinking...

    远处夕阳西下。

  • When they came to build the southern spire the foundations began to sink.

    他们建南边的塔尖时,地基就开始下沉了。

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[VERB 动词]坐下;跪下 If you sink, you move into a lower position, for example by sitting down in a chair or kneeling.
  [V adv/prep]
  [WRITTEN 笔语]
  • Kate laughed, and sank down again to her seat...

    凯特笑了,又坐回到她的座位上。

  • She sank into an armchair and crossed her legs...

    她坐到一把扶手椅上,跷起了二郎腿。

  • 'Don't you understand?' I moaned, sinking dramatically to my knees.

    “难道你不懂吗?”我呻吟着,猛然跪倒在地。

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[VERB 动词]下降;减少;下跌 If something sinks to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard.
  [V]
  [V to/from/by amount/n]
  [V amount]
  • Share prices would have sunk — hurting small and big investors...

    股票价格就会下跌——大小投资者均会遭受打击。

  • Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent...

    工资增长率已降至 7%左右。

  • The pound had sunk 10 per cent against the Schilling.

    英镑对奥地利先令的比价已经下跌了10%。

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[ADJ 形容词]贫困的;条件不好的 People use sink school or sink estate to refer to a school or housing estate that is in a very poor area with few resources.
  [ADJ n]
  [BRIT 英]
  [JOURNALISM 新闻]
  • ...unemployed teenagers from sink estates...

    来自贫困地区的无业青少年

  • He has transformed Chicago's sink schools into beacons of hope for parents and children.

    他已经将芝加哥的几所条件不好的学校彻底变成了为家长和孩子们带来希望的好学校。

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[VERB 动词](声音)变小,降低,变低 If your voice sinks, it becomes quieter.
  [V]
  [V to/into n]
  [WRITTEN 笔语]
  • Her voice sank, and he moved closer to catch what she was saying...

    她的声音变小了,他走近了些想听清楚她在说什么。

  • Her voice had sunk to a whisper.

    她的声音越来越小,几乎成了窃窃私语。

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[VERB 动词]逐渐陷入(某种令人不快的心情、状态或处境) To sink into an unpleasant or undesirable mood, situation, or state means to pass gradually into it.
  [V into n]
  [WRITTEN 笔语]
  • She'd sometimes sink into depression...

    她有时会陷入忧郁之中。

  • That night he sank into a deep coma...

    那晚他陷入了深度昏迷。

  • Bulgaria's economy has sunk into chaos.

    保加利亚的经济已陷入了混乱。

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[VERB 动词](心情)变得沉重;(情绪)变低落 If your heart or your spirits sink, you become depressed or lose hope.
  [V]
  • My heart sank because I thought he was going to dump me for another girl...

    我的心情一下子很沮丧,以为他要为了另一个女孩和我分手。

  • Her spirits sank lower and lower.

    她的情绪越来越低落。

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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)埋入;(把…)打入;(使)插入 If something sharp sinks or is sunk into something solid, it goes deeply into it.
  [V n into n]
  [V into n]
  • He sinks the needle into my arm...

    他将针插入我的胳膊。

  • I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream...

    我咬了口胡椒薄荷味奶油软糖。

  • The spade sank into a clump of overgrown bushes.

    铲子插入了一丛长势旺盛的灌木丛。

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[VERB 动词]挖,掘(井、矿井、深洞等) If someone sinks a well, mine, or other large hole, they make a deep hole in the ground, usually by digging or drilling.
  [V n]
  [V-ed]
  • ...the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft...

    斯蒂芬森挖掘第一口竖井的地方

  • If they carry on sinking boreholes then the land is likely to subside.

    如果他们继续钻洞,地表很有可能下沉。

  • ...a one-thousand foot deep hole sunk into the rock.

    岩石上打了一个深 1,000 英尺的深洞

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[VERB 动词]把(资金)投入(企业或项目) If you sink money into a business or project, you spend money on it in the hope of making more money.
  [V n into n]
  • He has already sunk $25million into the project.

    他在这项目上已经投资了 2,500 万美元了。

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[VERB 动词]猛喝,灌(酒) If someone sinks a number of alcoholic drinks, they drink them quickly.
  [V n]
  [BRIT 英]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • She sank two glasses of white wine.

    她一口气干了两杯白葡萄酒。

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[VERB 动词](高尔夫球)击(球)入洞;(斯诺克)击(球)入袋 In golf, snooker, and some other games, if you sink a ball or a putt, you successfully hit the ball into a hole.
  [V n]
  • He sank two crucial putts in the last three holes.

    他在最后的三洞中完成了两个非常关键的击球入洞。

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    [PHRASE 短语]自己努力以求生存;不自立,必沉沦 If you say that someone will have to sink or swim, you mean that they will have to succeed through their own efforts, or fail. to sink without trace→see:
    trace
    • The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly...

      政府并不想迫使效率低的公司过快地自生自灭。

    • It was very much sink or swim.

      这很大程度上就是不成功便沉沦。

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    Oxford sink / sɪŋk ; NAmE sɪŋk /
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    sink sinks sank sunk sinking
    verb ( sank / sæŋk ; NAmE sæŋk / sunk / sʌŋk ; NAmE sʌŋk / ) or ( less frequent sunk , sunk ) in water/mud, etc. 在水╱泥等里 1 [intransitive ] to go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance 下沉;下陷;沉没 The ship sank to the bottom of the sea. 船沉入海底。 We're sinking! 我们正在下沉! The wheels started to sink into the mud. 车轮渐渐陷进泥里。 to sink like a stone 立即沉没 boat 船只 2 [transitive ] sinksth to damage a boat or ship so that it goes below the surface of the sea, etc. 使下沉;使沉没 a battleship sunk by a torpedo 被鱼雷击沉的战列舰 fall/sit down 倒下;坐下 3 [intransitive ] + adv./prep. (of a person ) to move downwards, especially by falling or sitting down 倒下;坐下 SYN
    collapse
    I sank into an armchair. 我坐到扶手椅上。 She sank backinto her seat, exhausted. 她筋疲力尽,又坐回椅子上。 The old man had sunk to his knees. 老头跪在了地上。
    move downwards 下降 4 [intransitive ] (of an object 物体 ) to move slowly downwards 下沉;下陷;沉降 The sun was sinking in the west. 太阳西下。 The foundations of the building are starting to sink. 楼房的地基开始下陷。 become weaker 减弱 5 [intransitive ] to decrease in amount, volume, strength, etc. 降低;减少;减弱 The pound has sunk to its lowest recorded level against the dollar. 英镑对美元的比价降到了有记录以来最低水平。 He is clearly sinking fast (= getting weaker quickly and will soon die). 很明显,他的身体在急剧衰弱。 of voice 声音 6 [intransitive ] to become quieter 变低;变小 SYN
    fade
    Her voice sank to a whisper. 她的声音变成了耳语。
    dig in ground 在地上挖掘 7 [transitive ] sinksth to make a deep hole in the ground 挖,掘(深坑、深洞) SYN
    drill
    to sink a well/shaft/mine 掘水井╱竖井╱矿井
    8 [transitive ] sinksth (+ adv./prep.) to place sth in the ground by digging 埋入;打下 to sink a post into the ground 在地上埋入一根杆子 see also
    sunken
    prevent success 使不成功 9 [transitive ] sinksth/sb ( informal) to prevent sb or sb's plans from succeeding 使失败;使受挫;阻挠 I think I've just sunk my chances of getting the job. 我想,都是我自己不好,葬送了得到那份工作的机会。 If the car breaks down, we'll be sunk (= have serious problems). 要是车坏了,咱们可就惨了。 ball 10 [transitive ] sinksth to hit a ball into a hole in golfor snooker (高尔夫球)击球入洞;(斯诺克)击球入袋 He sank a 12-foot putt to win the match. 他以一记 12 英尺的轻击入洞赢了比赛。 alcohol 11 [transitive ] sinksth ( BrE) ( informal) to drink sth quickly, especially a large amount of alcohol 猛喝;灌 IDIOMS be ˈsunk in sth to be in a state of unhappiness or deep thought 陷入不快(或沉思)中 She just sat there, sunk in thought. 她只一味地坐在那儿,陷入了沉思。 (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 (比喻只顾自己而离开处于困境中的机构等)(像)逃离沉船(的老鼠) sink your ˈdifferences to agree to forget about your disagreements 摒弃分歧;搁置歧见 a/that ˈsinking feeling ( informal) an unpleasant feeling that you get when you realize that sth bad has happened or is going to happen 不祥的感觉;沮丧之情 ˌsink or ˈswim to be in a situation where you will either succeed by your own efforts or fail completely 不自救,必沉沦;自己努力,以求生存 The new students were just left to sink or swim. 学校完全让新生自生自灭。 ˌsink so ˈlow | sink to sth to have such low moral standards that you do sth very bad 堕落到这种地步;沉沦到某种程度 Stealing from your friends? How could you sink so low? 偷到你的朋友头上了?你怎么能堕落到这种地步呢? I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths. 我无法相信竟然有人能堕落到这种程度。 more at
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    PHRASAL VERBS ˌsink ˈin | ˌsink ˈinto sth 1 (of words, an event, etc. 话语、事情等 ) to be fully understood or realized 被完全理解;被充分意识到 He paused to allow his words to sink in. 他停了一下,好让人充分领会他的意思。 The full scale of the disaster has yet to sink in. 人们还没有完全意识到这场灾难的严重程度。 2 (of liquids 液体 ) to go down into another substance through the surface 渗透;渗入 The rain sank into the dry ground. 雨水渗进了干地里。 ˈsink into sth to go gradually into a less active, happy or pleasant state 渐渐进入(沉寂、不快等的)状态 She sank into a deep sleep. 她沉沉地睡去。 He sank deeper into depression. 他越来越消沉。 ˌsink ˈinto sth | ˌsink sth ˈinto sth to go, or to make sth sharp go, deep into sth solid (把某物)插入 The dog sank its teeth into my leg (= bit it). 狗狠咬了我的腿。 I felt her nails sink into my wrist. 我感觉她的指甲抠进了我的手腕里。 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 把资金投入企业(或活动) We sank all our savings into the venture. 我们把所有的积蓄都投进了这一创投项目。
    noun 1 a large open container in a kitchen that has taps/faucets to supply water and that you use for washing dishes in (厨房里的)洗涤池,洗碗槽 Don't just leave your dirty plates in the sink! 别把脏盘子往洗碗槽里一放就不管了! I felt chained to the kitchen sink (= I had to spend all my time doing jobs in the house). 我觉得就像拴在了灶台上一样。 2 ( especially NAmE) =
    washbasin
    IDIOMsee
    kitchen
    adjective [only before noun ] ( BrE) located in a poor area where social conditions are bad 位于社会条件差的贫穷地区的;贫民窟的 the misery of life in sink estates 贫民窟里的悲惨生活 a sink school 贫困地区的学校 sink / sɪŋk ; NAmE sɪŋk / sank / sæŋk ; NAmE sæŋk / sunk / sʌŋk ; NAmE sʌŋk /
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    sinksink1 /sɪŋk/ ●●● W3 verb (past tense sank /sæŋk/ or sunk /sʌŋk/ American English, past participle sunk /sʌŋk/)
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    1in water [intransitive] to go down below the surface of water, mud etc OPP  float:  Their motorboat struck a rock and began to sink. The kids watched as the coin sank to the bottom of the pool. The heavy guns sank up to their barrels in the mud.2boat [transitive] to damage a ship so badly that it sinks:  A luxury yacht was sunk in a bomb attack yesterday.3move lower [intransitive] to move downwards to a lower level:  The sun was sinking behind the coconut palms. Her chin sank onto her chest, and she looked despairing.4fall/sit down [intransitive] to fall down or sit down heavily, especially because you are very tired and weaksink into/to/down/back etc She let out a groan and sank into a chair. He let go of her shoulders and she sank at once to the floor. Marion sank down on a rock, and wept. The minister sank to his knees (=he went down into a kneeling position) and prayed.5get worse [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to gradually get into a worse conditionsink into They lost all their money and sank into desperate poverty. The good mood left me and I sank into depression. The doctor said that the boy was sinking fast (=getting weaker and about to die).6your heart sinks (also your spirits sink) used to say that you lose hope or confidence:  His heart sank the way it always did when she left him. She felt desperately tired, and her spirits sank.7lower amount/value [intransitive] to go down in amount or value SYN  drop OPP  rise:  Shares in the company have sunk as low as 620p.sink to The population of the village sank to just a few families.8voice [intransitive] written if your voice sinks, it becomes very quietsink to/into Her voice sank to a whisper.9sinking feeling informal the unpleasant feeling that you get when you suddenly realize that something bad is going to happen:  I had a sinking feeling inside as I realized I was going to fail yet again.10be sunk spoken to be in a situation where you are certain to fail or have a lot of problems:  If I don’t get paid by next week, I’ll really be sunk.11sink without trace especially British English (also sink like a stone especially American English) if something sinks without trace, it fails quickly or no one pays attention to it:  He made a few records, which all sank without trace.12sink so low (also sink to doing something) to be dishonest enough or selfish enough to do something very bad or unfair SYN  stoop:  How could he have sunk so low?13use something sharp [transitive] to put your teeth or something sharp into someone’s flesh, into food etcsink something into something The dog sank its teeth into my arm. She sank her fork into the pie.14dig into ground [transitive] if you sink something such as a well or part of a building, you dig a hole to put it into the ground:  A well was sunk in the back garden, and water could be pumped up into the kitchen.15sink or swim to succeed or fail without help from anyone else:  They don’t give you a lot of guidance – you’re just left to sink or swim, really.16money [transitive] to spend a lot of money on somethingsink something in/into something They sank their entire savings into their house.17ball [transitive] to put a ball into a hole or basket in games such as golf or basketball18sink your differences British English to agree to stop arguing and forget about your disagreements, especially in order to unite and oppose someone else:  Nations must sink their differences to achieve greater security.19drink [transitive] British English informal to drink alcohol, especially in large quantities:  We sank a few pints at the pub first.sink in phrasal verb if information, facts etc sink in, you gradually understand them or realize their full meaning:  He paused a moment for his words to sink in. The implications of Labour’s defeat were beginning to sink in.
    sink1 verb
    sink2 noun
    sink3 adjective
    sinksink2 ●●● S3 noun [countable]
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    sinka large open container that you fill with water and use for washing yourself, washing dishes etcbasin:  Dirty plates were piled high in the sink. everything but the kitchen sink
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    sink estate/school British English an area where people live or a school that is in a very bad condition and seems unlikely to improve:  Go to almost any city and you find sink estates where you get the feeling that the council hates the place and the people too.
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    sink

    [sɪŋk]sank, sunk, sinking, sinks

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    水槽(42%),下沉(30%),沉没(16%),散热器(4%),渗透(3%),低落(2%),衰弱(1%),沟渠(1%),变低(1%)
    n.水槽;洗涤槽;污水坑
    vi.下沉;消沉;渗透
    vt.使下沉;挖掘;使低落
    n.(Sink)人名;(英、瑞典)辛克

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