sink

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【释义】：

(sankor sunk，sunk or sunken．)vi．❶ 沉没，陷下：The ship sank．船沉没了．His feet sank in snow．他双脚陷在雪里．sink or swim孤注一掷．❷ 落下：The sun is sinking in the west．日落西山．His head sank forward——we knew that he was sleepy．他的头垂了下来，我们知道他困了．❸ 下沉，斜下，塌下，倒下：The foundations have sunk．地基下沉了．Waves rise and sink．波浪起伏．He was wounded and sank to the ground．他受伤倒在地上．❹ (声音)减弱，(水位)下降，(风暴)减退，(价格)低落，(火)渐灭，(体积、高度)缩小：His voice sank to a whisper．他的声音越来越小，成了耳语．The storm began to sink．风暴越来越小了．The rivers unk as there had been no rain for three months．三个月没下雨，河水水位降低了．❺ (眼睛、双颊)凹下：With old age his cheeks have sunk in．由于年老，他双颊凹下．❻ (雨水等)渗透，浸入，(石头等)穿进，(教训等)深入：The rain sank into the dry ground．雨水渗入干旱的土地．The stone sank into his forehead．石头打破了他的前额．Historical experience should sink into our minds．历史的经验应铭记于心．❼ 沮丧，消沉，衰颓，堕落，败落：sink into degradation堕落．sink into feebleness陷于衰弱．He was sunk in thought．他陷入沉思．His heart did not sink after the failure in scientific experiment．科学实验失败之后他并没有灰心．He is sinking fast．他快死了．❽ (威望)降低，(意义)变得不重要：sink in the estimation of one’s comrades在同志中的威望降低了．sink into insignificance意义变得微不足道．

－vt．❶ 弄沉，击沉，使沉没：sink an enemy ship击沉敌舰．❷ 挖，掘，挖坑埋：sink a well挖井．sink a post in the ground挖坑竖柱子．❸ 忽视，不理：sink one’s interests不顾个人利益．Let us sink our differences．让我们把分歧放在一边吧．❹ 使(声音等)放低，使(价格等)降低，使下垂．❺ 投资，还债：sink money投资．sink a debt清偿债务．❻ 隐没，埋没：sink one’s name隐瞒姓名．sink a fact隐瞒事实．

－n．❶ 阴沟，(洗涤衣服等的)水池．❷ 【喻】藏垢纳污的场所．❸ 洼地，洼穴，盐湖．