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sink
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- Conjugation :
past
sank
;
past
sunk
;
pp
sunk
;
pp
sunken
;
ing
sinking
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Derivatives :
adj
sinkable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- sink
[sɪŋk]
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1.
noun
[c]
洗涤槽
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2.
vt.
[+ship]
使下沉
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3.
vt.
[+well]
[ mine]
挖掘
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4.
vi.
[ship+]
(in water) 沉没
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5.
vi.
[object+]
下沉
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6.
vi.
[ground]
[ building]
[ foundation+]
(subside) 下陷
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7.
vi.
[level]
[ price+]
(drop) 下跌
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to sink sth into sth
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[+teeth，claws，knife，needle] 将某物插入某物
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to sink to...
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[prices，pay increases etc+] 下降至…
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the sun was sinking
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太阳落山了
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she sank to her knees
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她跪下了
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to sink into a chair
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瘫在椅子上
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to sink into depression/a coma
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陷入消沉/昏迷
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my heart sank
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我心头一沉
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her voice sank to a whisper
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她的声音减小成耳语
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- sink
[sɪŋk]
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1.
vi.
下沉到，下落至
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2.
vt.
使下沉，使沉没，击沉
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3.
vi.
进入，陷入
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4.
vi.
沉没，沉落
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5.
vi.
陷入
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6.
vi.
落下
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7.
vi.
暴跌，骤降
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8.
vi.
重重地落下
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9.
vt.
把……嵌入，把……埋入
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10.
vi.
下斜，下塌，下陷
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11.
vi.
开始衰弱，变得衰微
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12.
vi.
沮丧，消沉
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13.
verb
减少，降低
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14.
vi.
从视线中消失
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15.
vt.
凿，钻，挖
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16.
verb
[American English]
[Sports]
投（球）入篮，击（球）入洞
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17.
verb
[Spoken]
[Slang]
喝
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18.
n.[c]
洗涤槽，水池
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19.
n.[c]
[Physics]
汇，壑
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The ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide.
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海洋是二氧化碳的收纳器。
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20.
n.[c/u]
[American English]
石灰坑，灰岩坑
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21.
n.[c]
污水坑
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22.
n.[c]
[American English]
洼地，渗水坑
Collins English-English Dictionary
- sink
[sɪŋk]
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1.
vb
to descend or cause to descend, esp beneath the surface of a liquid or soft substance
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2.
vi.
[intr]
to appear to move down towards or descend below the horizon
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3.
vi.
[intr]
to slope downwards; dip
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4.
vi.
[intr; often foll by in or into]
to pass into or gradually enter a specified lower state or condition
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to sink into apathy
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5.
vi.
to make or become lower in volume, pitch, etc
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6.
vi.
to make or become lower in value, price, etc
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7.
vi.
[intr]
to become weaker in health, strength, etc
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8.
vi.
to decline or cause to decline in moral value, worth, etc
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9.
vi.
[intr]
to seep or penetrate
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10.
vt.
[tr]
to suppress or conceal
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he sank his worries in drink
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11.
vt.
[tr]
to dig, cut, drill, bore, or excavate (a hole, shaft, etc)
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12.
vt.
[tr]
to drive into the ground
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to sink a stake
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13.
vt.
[tr; usually foll by in or into]
to invest (money)
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14.
vt.
to lose (money) in an unwise or unfortunate investment
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15.
vt.
[tr]
to pay (a debt)
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16.
vi.
[intr]
to become hollow; cave in
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his cheeks had sunk during his illness
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17.
vt.
[tr]
to hit, throw, or propel (a ball) into a hole, basket, pocket, etc
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he sank a 15-foot putt
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18.
vt.
[tr]
[Brit]
[Spoken]
to drink, esp quickly
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he sank three pints in half an hour
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19.
n
a fixed basin, esp in a kitchen, made of stone, earthenware, metal, etc, used for washing
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20.
n
See sinkhole
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21.
n
another word for cesspool
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22.
n
a place of vice or corruption
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23.
n
an area of ground below that of the surrounding land, where water collects
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24.
n
[Physics]
a device or part of a system at which energy is removed from the system
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a heat sink
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25.
adj
[Spoken]
(of a housing estate or school) deprived or having low standards of achievement
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26.
adj
[Etymology]
Old English sincan; related to Old Norse sökkva to sink, Gothic siggan, Old High German sincan, Swedish sjunka
Examples
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You should get onto your landlord to fix the sink of your flat.
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你应该让房东给你修理一下公寓里的水槽。
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First, we have to sink the posts of the fence deep into the ground.
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首先，我们要把篱笆桩子深深的固定在地面上。
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Go to the bathroom first and wash your hands in the sink.
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先去卫生间的水池把手洗洗。
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Put the bowls in the sink, and I'll wash them later.
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把碗放到水槽里，我过后洗。
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to sink to...
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[prices，pay increases etc+] 下降至…
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nciku Video Note
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陷 [xiàn]
- Scene：
亭子下陷 / a pavilion sinking
- Examples：
陷落，陷没，陷于，陷入
- Description：
陷 means to sink or subside. It is extended to mean to get involved, e.g. 陷入争斗.
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垮 [kuǎ]
- Scene：
亭子垮了 / a pavilion collapsing
- Examples：
垮塌，拖垮，累垮了
- Description：
垮 means to collapse completely. It is often used to mean that somebody is worn down, e.g. 身体垮了.
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塌 [tā]
- Scene：
亭子塌了 / a pavilion breaking apart
- Examples：
倒塌，塌方，坍塌
- Description：
塌 means to collapse or fall down. The difference between 塌 and 垮 is that 塌 can also mean that just a part of the object can break off or fall apart. 塌 can also mean that something sank, e.g. 双颊塌进去了.
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倒 [dǎo]
Related video notes: 陷、垮、塌、倒
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