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sink vi.淹没;下落;退去;渐渐进入;vt.使下沉;使下垂;砸入地面;使败落;n.水池;洗涤槽;污水坑; third:sinks~done:sunk~pl:sinks~ing:sinking~past:sank~

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英[sɪŋk]  美[sɪŋk] N-COUNT(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.例：The sink was full of dirty dishes.水槽里堆满了脏碟子。例：...the kitchen sink.厨房洗涤槽N-COUNT同 washbasin 或 basinA sink is the same as a washbasin or basin .例：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。V-ERG(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.例：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。例：The boat was beginning to sink fast...小船开始快速下沉。VERB下沉;沉没If something sinks, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water.例：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。VERB缓慢下降;下陷;沉降If something sinks, it moves slowly downwards.例：Far off to the west the sun was sinking...远处夕阳西下。例：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。VERB坐下;跪下If you sink, you move into a lower position, for example by sitting down in a chair or kneeling.例：Kate laughed, and sank down again to her seat...凯特笑了，又坐回到她的座位上。例：She sank into an armchair and crossed her legs...她坐到一把扶手椅上，跷起了二郎腿。VERB下降;减少;下跌If something sinks to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard.例：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。例：Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent...工资增长率已降至 7％左右。ADJ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.例：...unemployed teenagers from sink estates...来自贫困地区的无业青少年例：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。VERB(声音)变小，降低，变低If your voice sinks, it becomes quieter.例：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。例：Her voice had sunk to a whisper.她的声音越来越小，几乎成了窃窃私语。VERB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.例：She'd sometimes sink into depression...她有时会陷入忧郁之中。例：That night he sank into a deep coma...那晚他陷入了深度昏迷。VERB(心情)变得沉重;(情绪)变低落If your heart or your spirits sink, you become depressed or lose hope.例：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。例：Her spirits sank lower and lower.她的情绪越来越低落。V-ERG(使)埋入;(把…)打入;(使)插入If something sharp sinks or is sunk into something solid, it goes deeply into it.例：He sinks the needle into my arm...他将针插入我的胳膊。例：I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream...我咬了口胡椒薄荷味奶油软糖。VERB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.例：...the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft...斯蒂芬森挖掘第一口竖井的地方例：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。VERB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.例：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。VERB猛喝，灌(酒)If someone sinks a number of alcoholic drinks, they drink them quickly.例：She sank two glasses of white wine.她一口气干了两杯白葡萄酒。VERB(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.例：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。PHRASE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.例：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。例：It was very much sink or swim.这很大程度上就是不成功便沉沦。

单词	sink
音标	英[sɪŋk] 美[sɪŋk]
解释	vi.淹没;下落;退去;渐渐进入;vt.使下沉;使下垂;砸入地面;使败落;n.水池;洗涤槽;污水坑;
例句	N-COUNT (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. 例：The sink was full of dirty dishes.水槽里堆满了脏碟子。例：...the kitchen sink.厨房洗涤槽 N-COUNT 同 washbasin 或 basin A sink is the same as a washbasin or basin . 例：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。 V-ERG (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. 例：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。例：The boat was beginning to sink fast...小船开始快速下沉。 VERB 下沉;沉没 If something sinks, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water. 例：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。 VERB 缓慢下降;下陷;沉降 If something sinks, it moves slowly downwards. 例：Far off to the west the sun was sinking...远处夕阳西下。例：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。 VERB 坐下;跪下 If you sink, you move into a lower position, for example by sitting down in a chair or kneeling. 例：Kate laughed, and sank down again to her seat...凯特笑了，又坐回到她的座位上。例：She sank into an armchair and crossed her legs...她坐到一把扶手椅上，跷起了二郎腿。 VERB 下降;减少;下跌 If something sinks to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard. 例：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。例：Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent...工资增长率已降至 7％左右。 ADJ 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. 例：...unemployed teenagers from sink estates...来自贫困地区的无业青少年例：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。 VERB (声音)变小，降低，变低 If your voice sinks, it becomes quieter. 例：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。例：Her voice had sunk to a whisper.她的声音越来越小，几乎成了窃窃私语。 VERB 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. 例：She'd sometimes sink into depression...她有时会陷入忧郁之中。例：That night he sank into a deep coma...那晚他陷入了深度昏迷。 VERB (心情)变得沉重;(情绪)变低落 If your heart or your spirits sink, you become depressed or lose hope. 例：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。例：Her spirits sank lower and lower.她的情绪越来越低落。 V-ERG (使)埋入;(把…)打入;(使)插入 If something sharp sinks or is sunk into something solid, it goes deeply into it. 例：He sinks the needle into my arm...他将针插入我的胳膊。例：I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream...我咬了口胡椒薄荷味奶油软糖。 VERB 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. 例：...the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft...斯蒂芬森挖掘第一口竖井的地方例：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。 VERB 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. 例：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。 VERB 猛喝，灌(酒) If someone sinks a number of alcoholic drinks, they drink them quickly. 例：She sank two glasses of white wine.她一口气干了两杯白葡萄酒。 VERB (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. 例：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。 PHRASE 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. 例：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。例：It was very much sink or swim.这很大程度上就是不成功便沉沦。
变形	third:sinks~done:sunk~pl:sinks~ing:sinking~past:sank~

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