sink

[siŋk]

v.下沉, 沉没, 渗透, 低落,变低, 衰弱,（太阳）落下
n.水槽, 沟渠,散热器, 接收端

例句与用法：

The ship sank.

船沈没。

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。

My feet sank into the mud.

我的双脚陷到泥里去了。

It was several days before the floodwater sank and life returned to normal.

过了几天洪水才退,生活恢复了正常。

The ship was sunk by an enemy torpedo.

这艘船被敌人的鱼雷击沉了。

The dirty dishes are in the sink.

那些脏盘子在洗涤槽内。

词形变化：

形容词: sinkable | 动词过去式: sank/sunk | 动词过去分词: sunk | 动词现在分词: sinking | 动词第三人称单数: sinks |

vi.

1. (船等)下沉; (日, 月)落, 没

The sun was sinking in the west.

夕阳西下。

The ship sank.

船沉了。

2. (面颊等)下陷[(+in)]

3. (水面)低落, (地面)陷落

His feet sank in the mud.

他的脚陷进烂泥中。

4. (疲倦地)坐下, 倒下; (头, 肩等)筋疲力尽地垂下[(+to/into/on)]

She was stunned and sank to the ground.

她被击昏倒在地上。

She fainted and sank to the ground.

她昏倒在地上。

He sank back into the chair.

他筋疲力尽地倒在椅子上。

5. (声音, 风, 价格等)降低; 减弱; (在视野中)消失[(+to)]

The wind has sunk down.

风已减弱了。

The flames sank down at last.

火势终于减弱了。

6. 堕落; 衰微; 衰弱; 消沉[(+into)]

The old man is sinking fast and won't live much longer.

老人衰弱得很快, 活不长久了。

7. 渗透; 深入; 沉入[(+in/into)]

The rain sank into the dry soil.

雨水渗入干涸的土壤。

vt.

1. 使下沉; 使陷入; 把……插入

The submarine sank two ships.

潜艇击沉了两艘船。

2. 使下垂

3. 挖掘; 刻, 雕

The oil workers are sinking a well.

石油工人正在打油井。

4. 降低(声音, 名誉等)

5. 投资于……[(+in/into)]

He's sunk a large sum of money into buying a new house.

他把一大笔钱投在买一幢新房子上面。

6. 抑制(激情等); 隐匿(证据等); 摒除(分歧等)

They sank their differences and joined hands in the business.

他们消除了分歧, 联合起来一道干。

7. 搞垮, 使完蛋

n.[C]

1. 洗涤槽, 水槽

The housewife always keeps the sink clean.

主妇总是保持水槽的清洁。

2. 洗脸槽

3. 阴沟; 污水坑

4. 藏污纳垢的场所

5. 【地】落水洞, 渗坑

6. 【俚】海洋

短语词组：

sink in

1. 渗入

If the ink sinks in, it'll be hard to remove the spot from the cloth.

如果墨水渗入布料, 就很难把污迹洗去。

2. 被理解; 被理会; 被听进去

It finally sank in that he had won a Nobel prize.

他终于明白过来他得了诺贝尔奖。

It took a week for it to sink in that his mother had died.

大约过了一个星期, 他才明白过来他母亲已经死了。

sink into

1. 插入

He sank the knife into her back.

他把刀子插入她的背部。

sink or swim

1. 成败全靠自己

He was left by his family to sink or swim by himself.

他遭家人遗弃, 一切得靠自己。

sink

过去式：sank, sunk

过去分词：sunk, sunken

现在进行时：sinking

名词复数：sinks

词形变化：

形容词: sinkable | 动词过去式: sank/sunk | 动词过去分词: sunk | 动词现在分词: sinking | 动词第三人称单数: sinks |

同义词：

fall | decline | go down | basin | bowl | go under | slump | dig | submerge | drill | mine | hand basin | weaken | wash-hand basin | lower | pine | fade | droop | dip | lapse | flop | drown | languish | deteriorate | immerse | swamp | depress | go | down | sag | depression | settle | duck | founder | capsize | drop | cesspit | cesspool | swallow hole | drop down | subside | slide down | sinkhole | pass | sump | fall off | bury | descend |

反义词：

float | source | rise |

词义辨析：

同义:

vi.下沉; 落没

fall

decline

slump

lower

submerge

go down

vi.衰弱; 消沉

weaken

droop

pine

fade

同义参见:

immerse

lower¹

founder³

bowl¹

sag

duck²

drown

flop

dip

basin

deteriorate

lower¹

depression

depress

lapse

languish

swamp

反义:

vi.vt.(使)下沉; 落

float

rise

sink[siŋk]vi.1.■sank ／sæŋk／ 或sunk ／sʌŋk／, sunk或sunken ／'sʌŋkən／, sinking2.■下垂；下沉；沉没：Wood does not sink in water.木头在水中不会沉没。3.■(日、月、星辰等)落，沉落：The sun is sinking in the west.日落西山。4.■倾斜；下坍；下陷：to sink to the east向东倾斜The foundations have sunk.地基已经下陷了。5.■下落；倾倒：Our plane sank to the height of 3 kilometres.我们的飞机下降到了三千米的高度。to sink to the ground倒在地上6.■降低，减弱：He went out of the door when the rain sank.雨小了一些时，他走出了门。Your voice might sink,but I can hear.你小点儿声，我听得见。7.■下跌，下降：The price of personal computers will sink again.家用电脑的价格还要降。to sink into insignificance下降到微不足道8.■(健康、体力等)衰弱，衰退：He is sinking.他越来越衰弱了。9.■(液体)渗入，渗进(into，in):The rain sank into the dry ground.雨水渗进了干旱的土地。10.■慢慢进入，渐渐变得；陷入(in，into):to sink into a deep sleep渐入梦乡Then she sank in thought.然后她便陷入了沉思。11.■沉沦，堕落：to sink willingly自甘堕落12.■凹陷，内陷：sunken eyes凹陷的双眼13.■[口语]被领会；被理解(in，into):I heard what she said,but it did not sink in till some time later.她说的话我听见了，但是过了一段时间后我才慢慢理解。Eventually her remarke sank in.她的一番话最终被人理解了。14.■坐下;躺下(down,in,on):to sink down in the sofa躺在沙发上vt.1.■使下沉，使沉没：to sink a ship沉船2.■使降低，放低：to sink one's voice压低声音to sink the water level of降低…的水位3.■把…埋入地下；把…铺在地下：to sink a post栽下一根木桩to sink a petroleum pipeline铺设石油管路4.■使地位降低；使恶化：to sink one's bad condition使某人的困境更加恶化5.■使减少；使缓和：to sink the number of减少…的数量6.■塞进，嵌入：to sink the ax into a tree trunk把斧子砍进树干7.■使沉浸于，陷入(in):to sink somebody in perplexity使某人陷入迷惘8.■使沉沦，使堕落：He was sunk completely.他已彻底堕落了。9.■凿；钻；挖：to sink a well挖井10.■在…上投资；投入(资金)；(因投资失误而)丧失(财产、资金等)：to sink one's efforts into the business把精力放在工作上to sink one's money in在…上亏损了钱11.■偿还(债务)12.■掩盖，掩饰；抑制，克制：to sink a fact掩盖事实to sink one's appetite for克制…的欲望13.■14.■【足球、橄榄球】踢(球)进门15.■【篮球】投(球)入篮16.■【高尔夫球、台球】击(球)入洞(或袋)n.1.■水槽，水池2.■渗水坑，低洼地3.■污水井，污水池4.■下水道，阴沟5.■藏污纳垢的场所；巢，窟6.■吸附物；【物理学】汇，壑7.■(飞机等的)垂直下降速度8.■【地质学】落水洞，炭岩坑9.■【印刷】章头空白；章头空白量all but the kitchen sink太多(或多余)的东西sink differences消除分歧sink or swim孤注一掷；无论如何

1. [no obj.]go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged
   下沉；沉没
   he saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves.
   他看着棺材沉于波浪之下。
   ■(of a ship) go to the bottom of the sea or some other body of water because of damage or a collision
   （船只因损毁或相撞而）沉没
   the trawler sank with the loss of all six crew.
   拖网渔船沉没了，六名船员全部丧命。
   ■(figurative)disappear and not be seen or heard of again
   (喻)消失；无音信
   the film sank virtually without trace.
   这部电影实际上消失得无影无踪。
   ■[with obj.]cause (a ship) to go to the bottom of the sea or other body of water
   使（船只）沉没
   a freak wave sank their boat near the shore.
   一股逆浪使他们的船只沉没于海岸附近。
   ■[with obj.](figurative)cause to fail
   (喻)使失败
   this pledge could sink the government.
   该誓言会使政府垮台。
   ■[with obj.](figurative)conceal, keep in the background, or ignore
   (喻)隐藏，掩盖
   they agreed to sink their differences.
   他们同意消除分歧。
   
2. [no obj.]descend from a higher to a lower position; drop downwards
   下降；下落；下沉；下陷
   Sam felt the ground sinking beneath his feet.
   山姆感到脚下的地面正在下陷。
   you can relax on the veranda as the sun sinks low.
   太阳下山时，你可以在走廊上休憩。
   ■(of a person) lower oneself or drop down gently
   （人）屈身；轻缓倒下
   she sank back on to her pillow.
   她仰面倒在枕头上。
   ■[with adverbial of direction]gradually penetrate into the surface of something
   渗透；渐渐陷入
   her feet sank into the thick pile of the carpet.
   她的脚陷于地毯的厚绒之中。
   ■(sink in)(figurative)(of words or facts) be fully understood or realized
   (喻)（词，情况）完全被理解；被理会
   Peter read the letter twice before its meaning sank in.
   彼得读了两遍之后才完全理解信的意思。
   ■[with obj.](sink something into)cause something sharp to penetrate (a surface)
   使某锋利物穿透（表面）
   the dog sank its teeth into her arm.
   这条狗在她的胳膊上狠狠地咬了一口。
   
3. [no obj.]gradually decrease or decline in value, amount, quality, or intensity
   （价值、数量、质量或强度）逐渐下降，下跌
   their output sank to a third of the pre-war figure.
   他们的产量跌至战前数量的1/3。
   the reputation of the Council sank to a very low level.
   委员会名声狼藉。
   ■lapse or fall into a particular state or condition, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant
   陷入，落入（某状态、情境，尤指不受欢迎或不愉快的那种）
   he sank into a coma after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
   脑出血之后，他陷入昏迷状态。
   ■be overwhelmed by a darker mood; become depressed
   （心情）压抑
   her heart sank as she thought of Craig.
   她想到克雷格时，心便沉了下来。
   ■approach death
   接近死亡
   the doctor concluded that the lad was sinking fast.
   医生断定这位小伙子快要死了。
   
4. [with obj.]insert beneath a surface by digging or hollowing out
   插入；嵌进
   rails fixed in place with screws sunk below the surface of the wood.
   用嵌于木头之中的螺丝钉固定到位的围栏。
   ■excavate (a well) or bore (a shaft) vertically downwards
   挖掘（井）；钻（矿井）
   they planned to sink a gold mine in Oklahoma.
   他们打算在俄克拉何马州挖掘金矿。
   ■pocket (a ball) in snooker or billiards
   击（台球）入袋
   ■(Golf)hit the ball into the hole with (a putt or other shot)
   (高尔夫)击（球）入穴
   ■(informal)drink (alcohol), especially rapidly
   (非正式)（尤指快速地）饮（酒）
   English players sinking a few post-match lagers.
   赛后快饮了几杯贮陈啤酒的英国运动员。
   ■[with obj. and adverbial]insert into something
   插入
   Kelly stood watching, her hands sunk deep into her pockets.
   凯丽手深深地插在口袋里，站在一旁观望。
   
5. [with obj.](sink something in/into)put money or energy into (something); invest something in
   将（金钱，精力）投入（某事）；投资
   many investors sank their life savings into the company.
   许多投资者将他们一生的积蓄投资于这家公司。
   

1. an unpleasant feeling caused by the realization that something unpleasant or undesirable has happened or is about to happen
   （因意识到已发生或将要发生不愉快、讨厌的事情而引起的）颓丧感
   

1. fail or succeed entirely by one's own efforts
   完全靠个人努力决定成功与否
   

1. Old English sincan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zinken and German sinken
   

1. Historically, the past tense of sink has been both sank and sunkthe boat sank; the boat sunkand the past participle has been both sunk and sunkenthe boat had already sunk; the boat had already sunkenIn modern English, however, the past is generally sank (occasionally sunk) and the past participle is always sunk. The form sunken now only survives as an adjective, as in sunken garden; sunken cheeks
   

1. a fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe
   水槽
   ■short for sinkhole
   sinkhole 的简称
   ■a pool or marsh in which a river's water disappears by evaporation or percolation
   洼地；渗坑
   ■(technical)a body or process which acts to absorb or remove energy or a particular component from a system
   (技)汇，壑。 source 的反义词
   a heat sink.
   热汇。
   the oceans can act as a sink for CO₂.
   海洋可充当二氧化碳汇集处。
   ■[usu. as modifier](figurative)a school or estate situated in a socially deprived area
   (喻)位于社会贫困地区的学校或房产
   the local sink school.
   该贫困地区的学校。
   ■(figurative)a place of vice or corruption
   (喻)巢，穴，藏垢的场所
   a sink of unnatural vice, pride, and luxury.
   人为的恶习、傲慢与奢侈的渊薮。
   

1. Middle English: from sink
   

sink

名词 sink:

plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

同义词：sinkhole, swallow hole

a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

同义词：cesspool, cesspit, sump

动词 sink:

fall or drop to a lower place or level

同义词：drop, drop down

cause to sink

pass into a specified state or condition

同义词：pass, lapse

go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

同义词：settle, go down, go under

descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

同义词：subside

appear to move downward

同义词：dip

fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

同义词：slump, fall off

fall or sink heavily

同义词：slump, slide down

embed deeply

同义词：bury

sink

■This rubber ball wont sink; it floats.

邅种橡皮球不会下沉，它会浮著。

■A small leak will sink a great ship.

[谚]小洞沉大船; 小患不治成大灾。

■A big wave swamped the boat and it began to sink.

一个大浪打来把小船淹没了，小船开始下沉。

■A new sink, a toilet and a picture.

一个新水槽,一个便桶和一副画。

■One leak will sink a ship; and one sin will destroy a sinner.

一漏可沉船，一罪可毁人。

■Insoluble waste should not be put into the sink.

不溶解的固体废物不得扔进洗涤槽.

■Sink or swim, I will try.

不管成败如何，我都要试一试。

■Why can a submarine float and sink?

为什么潜水艇既能浮在水面，又能潜入水底?

■The housewife always keeps the sink clean.

主妇总是保持水槽的清洁。

■It took a long time for the bad news to sink in.

人们花了很长时间才弄明白这个坏消息。

■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。

■He desired not to be pedestalled, but to sink into the crowd.

他不愿高高在上, 而愿深入到民众当中去。

■They could throw everything but the kitchen sink.

他们可以使用可以使用的一切武器。

■They might marry, and sink to the humdrum of other old married people.

他们可能结婚,然後陷於像那些老年夫妻一样的平凡。

■They sink the barge by make a hole in the bottom.

他们在驳船底部打个洞把它弄沉了。

■They would sooner sink the ship than surrender.

他们宁可沉船也决不投降。

■They'll sink a well in search of petroleum.

他们将钻井找石油。

■They watched the sun sink into the Mediterranean .

他们注视着太阳沉入地中海。

■The facts don't seem to sink into his head.

他似乎没有牢记这些事实。

■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。

■His heart sink as he listen to the judge utter the fateful word.

他听到法官字字千钧的话，顿时垂头丧气。

■He leaves the tap open to fill the kitchen sink.

他将水龙头开著让厨房的水槽注满水。

■How could he sink to such depths?

他怎么会堕落到这种地步呢?

■He opened a cupboard above the sink.

他打开洗涤槽上方的橱柜。

■His heart began to sink within him.

他的新开始往下沉。

■He tries, when philosophizing, to sink the fact of his temperament.

他进行哲学思考时常要把他那气质的事实隐蔽起来。

■But cannot sink confuses in the computer games.

但不能沉迷于电脑游戏。

■How could the Jia family sink to such vulgarity?

何得贾府亦乐此俗套?

■You slow down to minimum your sink rate.

你减速以达到最小的下降率。

■Your voice might sink,but I can hear.

你小点儿声，我听得见。

■Drearily sink into every silent night.

凄然沉没于每个静寂的夜。

■A vertex with zero outdegree is called a sink.

出度为零的顶点称作收点。

■Do not rinse the tea leaves out into the sink .

切勿把茶叶冲洗到水槽里。

■At first, my mother's words didn't sink in.

刚开始我并没有听懂妈妈的话.

■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！

■Do not let the coffee sink into the carpet.

别让咖啡渗进地毯里去。

■Don't let the coffee sink into the carpet; wipe it up.

别让咖啡渗进地毯里去，把它擦掉。

■In the late forties he started to sink.

到四十年代末，他开始衰落了。

■Go and help wash up at the sink.

到洗涤槽去帮忙洗碗盘吧！

■A littleleak will sink a great ship.

千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。

■There were handy shelves near the kitchen sink.

厨房洗涤槽边有方便架。

■Sink stoppers with strainer included.

含洗涤槽塞子带滤网。

■Honour sink, where commerce long prevail.

商业繁盛地，道德沦丧处。

■The potato peelings have bunged up the sink.

土豆皮塞住了洗涤槽。

■He must now inevitably sink in her opinion.

在她眼里，他的身价一定会一落千丈。

■Whoms in sin shall sink in sorrow.

在罪恶中游泳的人，必将在悲哀中沈没。

■It take a week for it to sink in that his mother have die.

大约过了一个星期，他才会意过来他母亲已经死了。

■Ships carry lifeboat so that the crew can escape if the ship sink.

大船上都有救生船，这样船沉没时水手就能逃生。

■A little leak will sink a great ship .

大船沿于小洞。

■After it was dark, the battleship began to sink.

天黑后，战舰开始下沉。

sink in

1. 渗入

If the ink sinks in, it'll be hard to remove the spot from the cloth.

如果墨水渗入布料, 就很难把污迹洗去。

2. 被理解; 被理会; 被听进去

It finally sank in that he had won a Nobel prize.

他终于明白过来他得了诺贝尔奖。

It took a week for it to sink in that his mother had died.

大约过了一个星期, 他才明白过来他母亲已经死了。

sink into

1. 插入

He sank the knife into her back.

他把刀子插入她的背部。

sink or swim

1. 成败全靠自己

He was left by his family to sink or swim by himself.

他遭家人遗弃, 一切得靠自己。