sink是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance -- （使）沉没；（使）陷入

  • The Titanic was a passenger ship which sank (to the bottom of the ocean) in 1912. 泰坦尼克号是1912年沉没（海底）的一艘客轮。

  • The legs of the garden chair sank into the soft ground. 花园椅的腿陷入松软的土中。

  • Enemy aircraft sank two battleships. 敌机击沉了两艘军舰。

  • The dog sank her teeth into (= bit) the ball and ran off with it. 狗叼着球跑走了。

• 1 to (cause something or someone to) fall or move to a lower level -- 落下，沉下；降低

  • The sun glowed red as it sank slowly below the horizon. 太阳缓缓沉到地平线下，发出红色的余辉。

  • Student numbers have sunk considerably this year. 今年的学生人数大幅减少。

  • UK informal We sank (= drank) a bottle of wine each last night. 昨天晚上，我们每人喝了一瓶葡萄酒。

  • The wounded soldier sank (= fell) to the ground. 受伤的士兵跌倒在地。

  • She sank back in her chair and closed her eyes. 她跌坐在椅子上，闭上了眼睛。

  • He sank into deep despair (= became very unhappy) when he lost his job. 丢掉工作后，他极其绝望。

• 2 to dig a hole in the ground, or to put something into a hole dug into the ground -- 挖，掘（洞）；把…插入，把…埋入（洞里）

  • Sinking more wells is the best way of supplying the population with clean drinking water. 要为人们提供清洁的饮用水，最好的方法是挖更多的井。

  • The first stage of building the fence is sinking the posts into the ground. 筑栅栏的第一步是把柱子埋进地里。

• 3 to cause something to fail or be in trouble -- 使失败；使陷入麻烦

  • This rain could sink our plans for the barbecue. 这场雨会让我们的户外烧烤计划泡汤。

• 4 a bowl that is attached to the wall in a kitchen or bathroom in which you wash dishes or your hands, etc. -- （厨房的）洗涤槽，洗涤池；（浴室的）洗脸盆

  • a bathroom/kitchen sink 浴室／厨房洗涤池