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- sink [sɪŋk] [sɪŋk]
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1.
vi.
沉，下沉；沉没
- The Russian officials are not sure what caused the submarine to sink.
- 俄罗斯方面的官员不能确定潜水艇下沉的原因。
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2.
vi.
（日、月等）落，没
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3.
vi.
下倾；渐落
- 4. vi. （水面等）低落
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5.
vi.
斜下去（from，to…）
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6.
vi.
陷于，堕入（某种状态如睡眠等）（into）
- After finishing work, he just sank into a chair.
- 工作结束后，他瘫坐在椅子里。
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7.
vi.
（风、火、声音等）减弱；（情绪）低落；消沉
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8.
vi.
（价格等）降低
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9.
vi.
（眼睛、面颊等）下陷
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10.
vi.
（病人等）衰微；衰弱
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11.
vi.
（名誉、地位等）丧失
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12.
vi.
渗入，深入
- First, we have to sink the posts of the fence deep into the ground.
- 首先，我们要把篱笆桩子深深的固定在地面上。
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13.
vt.
使下沉（或没入）
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14.
vt.
使低落；使下垂
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15.
vt.
搞垮；使沉沦（或堕落）
- The rain could sink our picnic.
- 这场雨可能会毁了我们的野餐。
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16.
vt.
挖掘，刻，雕
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17.
vt.
使渗入（或深入）
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18.
vt.
减缩（数量、程度等）
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19.
vt.
投（资）
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20.
vt.
因投资损失掉
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21.
vt.
偿还（债务）
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22.
vt.
隐匿（证据、身份等）；摒除（自身利益等）
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23.
vt.
降低（地位等）
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24.
vt.
[American English]
[sports]
使（球）进筐（或进洞）
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25.
vt.
挫伤（勇气）等
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26.
vt.
[slang]
把食物或酒吞下，咽下
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27.
noun
（厨房等中的）洗涤槽
- Go to the bathroom first and wash your hands in the sink.
- 先去卫生间的水池把手洗洗。
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28.
noun
阴沟，污水坑
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29.
noun
罪恶的渊薮；藏污纳垢之地
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30.
noun
[American English]
[geology]
灰岩坑
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31.
noun
[physics]
汇（大量吸收某种物质的器件或系统）
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32.
noun
[American English]
[geology]
渗坑；洼地
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1.
vi.
沉，下沉；沉没
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 inor into] to pass into or gradually enter a specified lower state or condition- 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
- 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
- to sink a stake
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13.
vt.
[tr;
usually foll by inor into] to invest (money) -
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
- 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
- he sank a 15-foot putt
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18.
vt.
[tr]
[Brit]
[informal]
to drink, esp quickly
- 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
- a heat sink
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25.
adj
[informal]
(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
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1.
vb
to descend or cause to descend, esp beneath the surface of a liquid or soft substance
Examples
- There are two dirty glasses in the sink, has somebody been here?
- 水槽里有两个脏兮兮的玻璃杯，有人来过吗？
- You should get onto your landlord to fix the sink of your flat.
- 你应该让房东给你修理一下公寓里的水槽。
- The Russian officials are not sure what caused the submarine to sink.
- 俄罗斯方面的官员不能确定潜水艇下沉的原因。 → sink
- First, we have to sink the posts of the fence deep into the ground.
- 首先，我们要把篱笆桩子深深的固定在地面上。 → sink
- The rain could sink our picnic.
- 这场雨可能会毁了我们的野餐。 → sink
- Go to the bathroom first and wash your hands in the sink.
- 先去卫生间的水池把手洗洗。 → sink
- Put the bowls in the sink, and I'll wash them later.
- 把碗放到水槽里，我过后洗。 → bowls
- to sink sth into sth
- [+teeth, claws, knife, needle] 将某物插入某物 → sink
- to sink to...
- [prices, pay increases etc+] 下降至... → sink
- to sink into a chair
- 瘫在椅子上 → sink
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