1.[i]下沉；下陷；沉没to go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance
The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.船沉入海底。
We're sinking!我们正在下沉！
The wheels started to sink into the mud.车轮渐渐陷进泥里。
to sink like a stone立即沉没
2.[t]~ sth使下沉；使沉没to damage a boat or ship so that it goes below the surface of the sea, etc.
a battleship sunk by a torpedo被鱼雷击沉的战列舰
3.[i]+ adv./prep.倒下；坐下to move downwards, especially by falling or sitting down
I sank into an armchair.我坐到扶手椅上。
She sank back into her seat, exhausted.她筋疲力尽，又坐回椅子上。
The old man had sunk to his knees .老头跪在了地上。
4.[i]下沉；下陷；沉降to move slowly downwards
The sun was sinking in the west.太阳西下。
The foundations of the building are starting to sink.楼房的地基开始下陷。
5.[i]降低；减少；减弱to decrease in amount, volume, strength, etc.
The pound has sunk to its lowest recorded level against the dollar.英镑对美元的比价降到了有记录以来最低水平。
He is clearly sinking fast(= getting weaker quickly and will soon die) .很明显，他的身体在急剧衰弱。
6.[i]变低；变小to become quieter
Her voice sank to a whisper.她的声音变成了耳语。
7.[t]~ sth挖，掘（深坑、深洞）to make a deep hole in the ground
to sink a well/shaft/mine掘水井╱竖井╱矿井
8.[t]~ sth (+ adv./prep.)埋入；打下to place sth in the ground by digging
to sink a post into the ground在地下埋入一根杆子
9.[t](informal)~ sth/sb使失败；使受挫；阻挠to prevent sb or sb's plans from succeeding
I think I've just sunk my chances of getting the job.我想，我刚刚葬送了得到那份工作的机会。
If the car breaks down, we'll be sunk(= have serious problems) .要是车坏了，咱们可就惨了。
10.[t]~ sth（高尔夫球）击球入洞；（斯诺克）击球入袋to hit a ball into a hole in golf or snooker
He sank a 12-foot putt to win the match.他以一记 12 英尺的轻击入洞赢了比赛。
11.[t](informal)~ sth猛喝；灌to drink sth quickly, especially a large amount of alcohol
She just sat there, sunk in thought.她只一味地坐在那儿，陷入了沉思。
She just sat there, sunk in thought.她只一味地坐在那儿，陷入了沉思。
The new students were just left to sink or swim.学校完全让新生自生自灭。
The new students were just left to sink or swim.学校完全让新生自生自灭。
Stealing from your friends? How could you sink so low?偷到你的朋友头上了？你怎么能堕落到这种地步呢？
I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths.我无法相信竟然有人能堕落到这种程度。
Stealing from your friends? How could you sink so low?偷到你的朋友头上了？你怎么能堕落到这种地步呢？
I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths.我无法相信竟然有人能堕落到这种程度。
1.（厨房里的）洗涤池，洗碗槽a large open container in a kitchen that has taps/faucets to supply water and that you use for washing dishes in
Don't just leave your dirty plates in the sink!别把脏盘子往洗碗槽里一放就不管了！
I felt chained to the kitchen sink(= I had to spend all my time doing jobs in the house) .我觉得就像拴在了灶台上一样。
1.[obn]位于贫穷地区的；贫民窟的located in a poor area where social conditions are bad
the misery of life in sink estates贫民窟里的悲惨生活
a sink school贫困地区的学校
Until quite recently, it was possible to say that rescuing the financial system was calculated to save rather than sink liberal capitalism.
直到不久前，我们可能还可以说，为金融体系纾困意在拯救、而非葬送自由资本主义。
Ships can take a lot of pounding. But just a few torpedoes will sink you. Watch out for submarine and torpedo bombers.
舰船很容易被鱼雷击沉，注意潜艇和鱼雷轰炸。
When we moved into a rental apartment a couple of years ago, werealized that ownership had been a burden, a time sink, and a money pit.
当我们两年前搬进一套租用的公寓时，我们认识到，业主身份早就是沉重的负担，随时沉没，而且还是一个填不满的钱坑。
Draco Malfoy was standing with his back to the door, his hands clutching either side of the sink, his white-blond head bowed.
德拉科·马尔福正背对着门站着，他的双手紧握着水槽的两边，他有着铂金色头发的脑袋低着。
The kitchen was of most interest, with a sink and a stove but, "No food, " I said, in disappointment.
厨房是最能引起我们兴趣的地方，可里面除了一个洗槽和一个炉子，什么都没有。“没吃的。”我用失望的口气说。
One can place the pan in a sink full of cool water with a few ice cubes to speed up the process, but make sure not to over cool.
你可以将平底锅放在水槽中加入冷水和小冰块来加速其过程，但请确保不要冷却过度。
When we moved into a rental apartment a couple of years ago, we realized that ownership had been a burden, a time sink, and a money pit.
几年前当我们搬进出租屋后，我们发现所有权其实是个负担，是个时间无底洞，是一个金钱陷阱。
Provided is an electronic apparatus capable of also supplying sufficient air flow to a heat generating device other than the heat sink.
提供一种电子设备，即使对于散热器以外的发热装置也能够供给足够的空气流。
The mattress that allows you to sink into a deep, natural sleep and wake up in the morning without aches and pains is the one you want.
床垫，让您陷入深度，自然睡眠，醒来早无疼痛和痛苦是你想要的。
Most offices have some sort of kitchenette with at least a sink and a microwave.
大多数公司里都有类似小厨房的地方，里面至少有一个水槽和一台微波炉。
The simplest consist of a single room with a sink in the corner and a toilet behind a partition.
最简单的户型只有一个单间，在角落里有一个洗脸台，厕所在隔墙后面。
Essentially, it requires a degree in mechanical engineering to understand, but suffice it to say it has everything but the kitchen sink.
更要命的是，它需要一个机械工程学位才能理解其原理，不过只要说“除了厨房水槽没有，它什么都有”就够吓人了。
What he really wanted was to dive off the bridge, smash through the ice and sink down to the bottom to freeze there like a dead fish.
他真想一下子跳下去，头朝下，砸破了冰，沉下去，像个死鱼似的冻在冰里。
She also shows off her stellar sartorial taste quite often, stopping at nothing to sink her teeth into a good pair of expensive shoes.
她也经常的炫她的卓越的缝纫品位，是因为她经常会毫无顾忌得用牙咬一双很贵的鞋。
0 But seeing the strong wind, he became frightened; and as he began to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me!
0只因见风甚大，就害怕，将要沈下去，便喊着说，主啊，救我！
Bed, closet, table, chair, a shelf on the wall over the table, a sink and toilet in the corner behind the door.
床，壁橱，桌子，椅子，桌上方墙壁上的书架，门后角落里的水池和厕所。
Steve Kroft: When was the first moment that it began to sink in that you were President of the United States? Do you remember?
记：你是从什么时候开始意识到自己已经成了美国总统了？还记得吗？。
If the whole country would sink, and hide all this injustice and misery from the light, I would willingly sink with it.
如果这个国家整个塌陷到那里去，把这一切悲惨而不义的现象一古脑都埋葬的话，我宁愿跟它一起毁灭。
We recently got the chance to see her German tattoo and talk to her about how she had to sink or swim when she got to Germany.
我们最近有机会看见她的德文纹身，并询问她刚到德国时，如何“自主沉浮”。
One would have expected that they two might have therefore been able to sink their differences.
人们曾期待他们俩人能消除彼此的分歧。
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