sink

释义

v.下沉; 坐下; 减弱; 挖掘; 使受挫; 击球入洞; 灌n.洗涤池; adj.贫民窟的

大小写变形: SINK Sink

词态变化

复数 :   sinks ; 第三人称单数 :   sinks ; 过去式 :   sank ; 过去分词 :   sunk ; 现在分词 :   sinking ;

实用场景例句

The unwashed dishes piled up in the kitchen sink.

厨房的水槽里堆满了没洗的餐具。

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The dirty dishes were piled up in the kitchen sink.

脏盘子堆在厨房洗涤槽里。

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The restroom features dual sinks alongside two toilets and shower units.

该卫生间配备了两个洗脸盆以及两套马桶和淋浴设备。

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The main goal during naval battles is to sink the enemy's ship...

在海战中，主要目标是击沉敌方的舰船。

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The tiny boat began to sink swiftly beneath the surface...

这艘小船迅速沉入水面之下...

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A newly laid egg tends to sink when placed in water, whereas a stale one rises to the surface.

新下的鸡蛋放入水中往往会下沉，而变质的则会浮上水面。

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The sun was gradually sinking beyond the distant western horizon.

夕阳正缓缓沉入遥远的地平线之外。

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The southern spire's construction had barely begun when the underlying soil began to sink.

南塔尖的工程才刚开始，下方的土壤就开始下沉。

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Kate giggled, then let herself sink back into the chair...

凯特咯咯笑着，随后让自己陷回到椅子中...

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She settled into the plush armchair, letting her body sink comfortably into its cushions while crossing her legs elegantly.

她舒适地陷入柔软的扶手椅中，让身体沉入坐垫，同时优雅地跷起二郎腿。

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Stock prices may sink dramatically, causing negative repercussions for investors across the board.

股价可能大幅下跌，对所有投资者造成负面影响。

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Wage increases have declined to approximately seven percent.

工资涨幅已下降到大约百分之七。

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Struggling adolescents in underprivileged areas sink deeper into hardship.

在贫困地区的挣扎青少年陷入更深的困境。

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Chicago's once struggling sink schools have been miraculously transformed into lighthouses of optimism for families and students.

芝加哥那些曾经陷入困境的学校奇迹般地转变成了家庭和学生们希望的灯塔。

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Bending forward, he struggled to grasp her quietly sinking voice while she murmured weakly.

他弯腰前倾，竭力抓住她静静下沉的声音，而她正虚弱地低语。

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Her voice began to sink until it became scarcely perceptible.

她的声音开始下降，直到几乎察觉不到。

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Her mood would sometimes sink into deep sadness.

她的情绪有时会陷入深深的悲伤中。

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The following evening, he began to sink into unconsciousness...

次日傍晚，他开始陷入无意识状态...

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The moment she suspected he might leave her for someone else, her heart sank deeply.

她怀疑他可能为了别人离开她的那一刻，心深深地沉了下去。

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The overwhelming despair caused her emotions to sink deeper.

绝望的沉重感使她的情绪愈发下陷。

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The needle descends gradually into my skin while he maneuvers it with exactness.

针逐渐沉入我的皮肤，而他以精确的手法操控着它。

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The creamy mint candy made my taste buds sink with delight.

这奶油薄荷糖让我的味蕾沉浸在愉悦中。

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Stephenson chose to sink his first vertical shaft at this particular site.

斯蒂芬森选择在这个特定地点开凿他的第一口垂直矿井。

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Excessive borehole drilling might result in the land beginning to sink.

过度钻探可能导致土地开始下沉。

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He has already sunk $25million into the project.

他在这项目上已经投资了 2,500 万美元了。

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The two glasses of chilled white wine were swiftly sunk by her.

两杯冰镇的白葡萄酒被她迅速喝光了。

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With two decisive strokes, he managed to sink the ball in the final stretch of the course.

他在球场的最后阶段，以两次决定性的击球成功将球击入洞中。

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The government won't compel inefficient firms to swiftly adapt or sink under mounting pressure...

政府不会迫使效率低下的企业迅速适应或在日益增长的压力下倒闭...

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Failure would sink all hopes, leaving success as the solitary path forward.

失败将淹没所有希望，只留下成功作为唯一的前进道路。

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真题例句

In the past, falling oil prices have given a boost to the world economy, but recent forecasts for global growth have been toned down, even as oil prices sink lower and lower.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Think of a 3-year-old lost in the pleasures of finding out what he can and cannot sink in the bathtub, a 5-year- old beside herself with the thrill of putting together strings of nonsensical words with her best friends, or an 11-year-old completely absorbed in a fascinating comic strip.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

For instance, you can move a TV to the kitchen and watch your favorite shows while you're standing at the sink.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Becoming educated should not require giving up joy but rather lead to finding joy in new kinds of things: reading novels instead of playing with small figures, conducting experiments instead of sinking cups in the bathtub, and debating serious issues rather than stringing together nonsense words, for example.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

A few minutes later, the pressured strokes started to produce a relieving effect and my body and mind began to sink deeper into relaxation.

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

Think of a 3-year-old lost in the pleasures of finding out what he can and cannot sink in the bathtub, a 5-year-old beside herself with the thrill of putting together strings of nonsensical words with her best friends, or an 11-year-old completely absorbe

2015年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

Frederick's central idea, that stove, sink and kitchen table must be placed in such a relation that useless steps are avoided entirely, inspired the first fully fitted kitchen, designed in the 1920s by Margarete Schütter-Libotsky.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Brazil opened a research station in 1984, but it was largely destroyed by a fire that killed two members of the navy in 2012, the same year that a diesel-laden Brazilian barge sank near the base.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Frederick's central idea, that "stove, sink and kitchen table must be placed in such a relation that useless steps are avoided entirely", inspired the first fully fitted kitchen,designed in the 1920s by Margarete Schütter-Libotsky.

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

Researchers also point to the time sink that is involved in preparing data for others to view.

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

Even this increase could sink some islands, worse drought (干旱) and drive a decline of up to a third in the number of species.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Take filling up the kitchen sink as an example.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The next time you're standing at the sink waiting for it to fill while cooking noodle soup that you'll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky, don't be desperate.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it's full.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually enjoyed doing it.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 完形填空 原文

英英释义

Noun

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

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

"the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"

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

4. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

Verb

1. fall or drop to a lower place or level;

"He sank to his knees"

2. cause to sink;

"The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"

3. pass into a specified state or condition;

"He sank into Nirvana"

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

5. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place;

"He sank into bed"

"She subsided into the chair"

6. appear to move downward;

"The sun dipped below the horizon"

"The setting sun sank below the tree line"

7. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly;

"The real estate market fell off"

8. fall or sink heavily;

"He slumped onto the couch"

"My spirits sank"

9. embed deeply;

"She sank her fingers into the soft sand"

"He buried his head in her lap"