- sank /sæŋk/ 或sunk /sʌŋk/, sunk或sunken /'sʌŋkən/, sinking
- 下垂;下沉;沉没:
Wood does not sink in water.
木头在水中不会沉没。
- (日、月、星辰等)落,沉落:
The sun is sinking in the west.
日落西山。
- 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。
- 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
- 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。
- 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
- (健康、体力等)衰弱,衰退:
He is sinking.
他越来越衰弱了。
- (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。
- 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。
- 沉沦,堕落:
to sink willingly
自甘堕落
- 凹陷,内陷:
sunken eyes
凹陷的双眼
- [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。
Eventually his remarks sank in.
他的一番话最终被人理解了。
- 坐下;躺下(down,in,on):
to sink down in the sofa
躺在沙发上