Level | B1 |
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Kind | verb |
Front | sink |
IPA | /sɪŋk / verb (past tense sank /sæŋk /; past participle sunk /sʌŋk /) |
Back | batmak, batırmak |
Back 2 | sink (verb) /sɪŋk
/ verb (past tense sank
/sæŋk /; past
participle sunk /sʌŋk /)
1 [intransitive,
transitive]
to go down or make sth
go down under the surface of liquid or a soft substance
batmak, batırmak
If you throw a stone into water, it sinks.
The boat sank to the bottom of the sea.
Three ships were sunk by enemy planes.
My feet sank into the mud.
2 [intransitive]
(used about a person)
to move downwards, usually by falling or sitting down
(kişi) çökmek, yığılmak
I came home and sank into a chair,
exhausted.
3 [intransitive]
to get lower; to fall
to a lower position or level
alçalmak, batmak
We watched the sun sink slowly below the
horizon.
4 [intransitive]
to decrease in value,
number, amount, strength, etc.
düşmek
The share price has sunk from over £2 to
65p.
IDIOM
your
heart sinks
to suddenly feel
disappointed or sad
morali
bozulmak
When I saw the queues of people in front of
me, my heart sank.
PHRASAL VERBS
sink
in
(used about
information, an event, an experience, etc.) to be completely understood or
realized
işlemek, anlaşılmak
It took a long time for the terrible news
to sink in.
sink
in; sink into sth
(used about a liquid)
to go into sth solid; to be absorbed
işlemek, yer
etmek, iz yapmak
Quick! Clean up that wine before it sinks
into the carpet.
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