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 |
详细释义：
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。