sinking
['siŋkiŋ]
adj.下沉的
n.下沉, 凹陷,虚脱感
动词sink的现在分词形式
例句与用法：
When they didn't get back by midnight, I got that sinking feeling.
他们到半夜时还没回来，我感到心神不定。
Stocks and shares are sinking.
股票正在逐渐贬值。
The ship is sinking, and I have to send a SOS.
船要沉了，我不得不发出紧急求救信号。
The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.
已派也救生艇去援救还在下沉的轮船上的水手们。
The patrol boat was ordered to stand by the sinking ship.
巡逻艇奉命留在那快要沉没的船只附近，以便进行救助。
The captain of the sinking ship used flares to attract the attention of the coastguard.
轮船正在下沉，船长向海岸巡逻队发出闪光信号求救。
The passengers were sent to the cutters as the ship was sinking.
大船要沉没了，乘客们被送到驳船上。
详细释义：
n.
1. 下沉; 降低
2. 凹陷
3. 虚脱感