sink
sink
英[sɪŋk]美[sɪŋk]
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；
复数：sinks;
第三人称单数：sinks;
过去式：sank;
过去分词：sunk;
现在分词：sinking;
例句
It took a long time for the bad news to sink in.人们花了很长时间才弄明白这个坏消息。
The dirty dishes are in the sink.脏碟子在洗涤槽中。
The lack of money will certainly sink our plan.资金短缺准会毁了我们的计划。
A clutter of dirty dishes filled the sink.洗碗池里堆满了乱七八糟的脏碗碟。
A little leak will sink a great ship.千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。出自：英语谚语
A small leak will sink a great ship.小漏洞能使大船沉没。千里之堤溃于蚁穴。出自：英语谚语
Many sands will sink a ship.积沙沉船。出自：英语谚语
Anything anybody said to him to try and buck him up wouldn't sink in...任何人对他说的任何劝他振作起来的话都不会起作用。
They would sooner sink the ship than surrender.他们宁可沉船也决不投降.
The implication took a while to sink in.其中的含意要花点时间才能完全领会。
英语六级真题
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 CResearchers 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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
(厨房里的)洗涤池，洗碗槽，水槽
A sink is a large fixed container in a kitchen, with taps to supply water. It is mainly used for washing dishes.
例句
The sink was full of dirty dishes.水槽里堆满了脏碟子。...the kitchen sink.厨房洗涤槽N-COUNT
同 washbasin 或 basin
A sink is the same as a washbasin or basin .
例句
The bathroom is furnished with 2 toilets, 2 showers, and 2 sinks.卫生间里装了两个抽水马桶、两个淋浴器、和两个洗脸盆。V-ERG
(使)下沉;(使)沉没
If a boat sinks or if someone or something sinks it, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water.
例句
In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship...在海战中目标就是击沉敌船。The boat was beginning to sink fast...小船开始快速下沉。VERB
下沉;沉没
If something sinks, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water.
例句
A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float.新鲜鸡蛋会沉下去而不新鲜的会浮在上面。VERB
缓慢下降;下陷;沉降
If something sinks, it moves slowly downwards.
例句
Far off to the west the sun was sinking...远处夕阳西下。When they came to build the southern spire the foundations began to sink.他们建南边的塔尖时，地基就开始下沉了。VERB
坐下;跪下
If you sink, you move into a lower position, for example by sitting down in a chair or kneeling.
例句
Kate laughed, and sank down again to her seat...凯特笑了，又坐回到她的座位上。She sank into an armchair and crossed her legs...她坐到一把扶手椅上，跷起了二郎腿。VERB
下降;减少;下跌
If something sinks to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard.
例句
Share prices would have sunk — hurting small and big investors...股票价格就会下跌——大小投资者均会遭受打击。Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent...工资增长率已降至 7％左右。ADJ
贫困的;条件不好的
People use sink school or sink estate to refer to a school or housing estate that is in a very poor area with few resources.
例句
...unemployed teenagers from sink estates...来自贫困地区的无业青少年He has transformed Chicago's sink schools into beacons of hope for parents and children.他已经将芝加哥的几所条件不好的学校彻底变成了为家长和孩子们带来希望的好学校。VERB
(声音)变小，降低，变低
If your voice sinks, it becomes quieter.
例句
Her voice sank, and he moved closer to catch what she was saying...她的声音变小了，他走近了些想听清楚她在说什么。Her voice had sunk to a whisper.她的声音越来越小，几乎成了窃窃私语。VERB
逐渐陷入(某种令人不快的心情、状态或处境)
To sink into an unpleasant or undesirable mood, situation, or state means to pass gradually into it.
例句
She'd sometimes sink into depression...她有时会陷入忧郁之中。That night he sank into a deep coma...那晚他陷入了深度昏迷。VERB
(心情)变得沉重;(情绪)变低落
If your heart or your spirits sink, you become depressed or lose hope.
例句
My heart sank because I thought he was going to dump me for another girl...我的心情一下子很沮丧，以为他要为了另一个女孩和我分手。Her spirits sank lower and lower.她的情绪越来越低落。V-ERG
(使)埋入;(把…)打入;(使)插入
If something sharp sinks or is sunk into something solid, it goes deeply into it.
例句
He sinks the needle into my arm...他将针插入我的胳膊。I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream...我咬了口胡椒薄荷味奶油软糖。VERB
挖，掘(井、矿井、深洞等)
If someone sinks a well, mine, or other large hole, they make a deep hole in the ground, usually by digging or drilling.
例句
...the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft...斯蒂芬森挖掘第一口竖井的地方If they carry on sinking boreholes then the land is likely to subside.如果他们继续钻洞，地表很有可能下沉。VERB
把(资金)投入(企业或项目)
If you sink money into a business or project, you spend money on it in the hope of making more money.
例句
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。VERB
猛喝，灌(酒)
If someone sinks a number of alcoholic drinks, they drink them quickly.
例句
She sank two glasses of white wine.她一口气干了两杯白葡萄酒。VERB
(高尔夫球)击(球)入洞;(斯诺克)击(球)入袋
In golf, snooker, and some other games, if you sink a ball or a putt, you successfully hit the ball into a hole.
例句
He sank two crucial putts in the last three holes.他在*后的三洞中完成了两个非常关键的击球入洞。PHRASE
自己努力以求生存;不自立,必沉沦
If you say that someone will have to sink or swim, you mean that they will have to succeed through their own efforts, or fail.
例句
The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly...*府并不想迫使效率低的公司过快地自生自灭。It was very much sink or swim.这很大程度上就是不成功便沉沦。英汉词典释义
vt. & vi.
(使)下沉; (使)沉没
The ship struck against the rocks and sank.那艘船触礁沉没了。The sun is sinking in the west.太阳西下。The foundations have sunk.地基下陷了。His heart sank at the thought.想到这个他情绪低落下来。The prices are sinking.物价下跌了。Her voice had sunk even lower as she went on.她的声音越来越低。The lack of money will certainly sink our plan.资金短缺准会毁了我们的计划。n.
水池, 水槽
The dirty dishes are in the sink.脏碟子在洗涤槽中。英英词典释义
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"行业词典
体育： 下沉；
力学： 汇；
土木工程： 汇；
建筑： 洗池；
数学： 汇点；
植物学： 壑；
水利： 汇，理想不可压缩势流中，流体均匀地由各方径向汇于一点的流动。；
自动化： 汇[点]；
航空： 汇流体向流场中某处流入的一种流动。；
通信： 信宿；在通信中，从另一部件（信源）接收信息的部件。；
铁道： 餐车洗池；
