sink 的英语意思
sinksink1 /sɪŋk/ verb (past tense sank /sæŋk/ or sunk /sʌŋk/ American English, past participle sunk /sʌŋk/) 
查看全部语言翻译1in water [intransitive] to go down below the surface of water, mud etc沉入水面、泥土等之下；下沉 OPP float: 
Their motorboat struck a rock and began to sink.他们的摩托艇撞上岩石，开始下沉。 The kids watched as the coin sank to the bottom of the pool.孩子们注视着硬币沉到游泳池底部。 The heavy guns sank up to their barrels in the mud.重炮深陷泥中，直至炮管处。2boat [transitive] to damage a ship so badly that it sinks将船严重损毁，致其沉没: A luxury yacht was sunk in a bomb attack yesterday.昨天，一艘豪华游艇在炸弹袭击中被击沉。3move lower [intransitive] to move downwards to a lower level向下移动，降至较低位置: The sun was sinking behind the coconut palms.太阳正沉落在椰子树后面。 Her chin sank onto her chest, and she looked despairing.她的下巴垂到胸前，神情绝望。4fall/sit down [intransitive] to fall down or sit down heavily, especially because you are very tired and weak重重地倒下或坐下，尤因极度疲惫或虚弱sink into/to/down/back etc She let out a groan and sank into a chair.她发出一声呻吟，瘫坐进椅子里。 He let go of her shoulders and she sank at once to the floor.他松开她的肩膀，她立刻瘫倒在地。 Marion sank down on a rock, and wept.玛丽昂瘫坐在一块岩石上，哭泣起来。 The minister sank to his knees (=he went down into a kneeling position) and prayed.牧师跪倒在地（=屈膝跪下），开始祈祷。5get worse [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to gradually get into a worse condition逐渐陷入更差的状态sink into They lost all their money and sank into desperate poverty.他们倾家荡产，陷入了极度贫困。 The good mood left me and I sank into depression.好心情一扫而空，我陷入了抑郁。 The doctor said that the boy was sinking fast (=getting weaker and about to die).医生说这个男孩病情迅速恶化（=越来越虚弱，即将去世）。6your heart sinks (also your spirits sink) used to say that you lose hope or confidence用于表示失去希望或信心: His heart sank the way it always did when she left him.每次她离开他，他心里总是一沉，这次也不例外。 She felt desperately tired, and her spirits sank.她感到精疲力竭，情绪也随之低落。7lower amount/value [intransitive] to go down in amount or value在数量或价值上降低 SYN drop OPP rise: Shares in the company have sunk as low as 620p.该公司股价已跌至最低620便士。sink to The population of the village sank to just a few families.村里的人口锐减到只剩几户人家。8voice [intransitive] written书面 if your voice sinks, it becomes very quiet声音降低，变得极为轻柔sink to/into Her voice sank to a whisper.她的声音低沉至耳语。9sinking feeling informal非正式 the unpleasant feeling that you get when you suddenly realize that something bad is going to happen突然意识到坏事即将发生时产生的不快感觉: I had a sinking feeling inside as I realized I was going to fail yet again.当我意识到自己又要失败时，内心涌起一阵沉甸甸的沮丧感。10be sunk spoken口语 to be in a situation where you are certain to fail or have a lot of problems处于注定失败或麻烦重重的境地: If I don’t get paid by next week, I’ll really be sunk.如果下周还拿不到钱，我就真的完了。11sink without trace especially British English (also sink like a stone especially American English) if something sinks without trace, it fails quickly or no one pays attention to it若某事物悄无声息地沉没，指其迅速失败或无人关注: He made a few records, which all sank without trace.他出了几张唱片，全都悄无声息地消失了。12sink so low (also sink to doing something) to be dishonest enough or selfish enough to do something very bad or unfair无耻或自私到足以做出极端恶劣或不公平之事 SYN stoop: How could he have sunk so low?他怎么能堕落到如此地步？13use something sharp [transitive] to put your teeth or something sharp into someone’s flesh, into food etc将牙齿或尖锐物刺入人的肌肉、食物等sink something into something The dog sank its teeth into my arm.那只狗把牙齿深深咬进了我的手臂。 She sank her fork into the pie.她把叉子插进馅饼里。14dig into ground [transitive] if you sink something such as a well or part of a building, you dig a hole to put it into the ground凿挖（水井或建筑基础等），即挖孔将其置入地下: A well was sunk in the back garden, and water could be pumped up into the kitchen.后院里凿了一口井，水可以从中抽送到厨房。15sink or swim to succeed or fail without help from anyone else不依靠他人帮助，凭自己之力成功或失败: They don’t give you a lot of guidance – you’re just left to sink or swim, really.他们不会给你太多指导——说实话，你完全只能靠自己了。16money [transitive] to spend a lot of money on something在某事物上投入大量金钱sink something in/into something They sank their entire savings into their house.他们把全部积蓄都投入到了房子里。17ball [transitive] to put a ball into a hole or basket in games such as golf or basketball在高尔夫、篮球等运动中将球打入洞或投入篮18sink your differences British English to agree to stop arguing and forget about your disagreements, especially in order to unite and oppose someone else同意停止争论并搁置分歧，尤指为了团结起来共同对抗他人: Nations must sink their differences to achieve greater security.各国必须抛开分歧，以实现更大的安全保障。19drink [transitive] British English informal非正式 to drink alcohol, especially in large quantities饮酒，尤指大量饮酒: We sank a few pints at the pub first.我们先在酒吧喝了几品脱酒。sink in phrasal verb if information, facts etc sink in, you gradually understand them or realize their full meaning若信息、事实等逐渐被消化，指慢慢理解或认识到其完整含义: He paused a moment for his words to sink in.他停顿了片刻，让自己的话慢慢被对方领会。 The implications of Labour’s defeat were beginning to sink in.工党败选的深远影响开始逐渐为人所认识。
查看全部语言翻译1in water [intransitive] to go down below the surface of water, mud etc沉入水面、泥土等之下；下沉 OPP float: Their motorboat struck a rock and began to sink.他们的摩托艇撞上岩石，开始下沉。 The kids watched as the coin sank to the bottom of the pool.孩子们注视着硬币沉到游泳池底部。 The heavy guns sank up to their barrels in the mud.重炮深陷泥中，直至炮管处。2boat [transitive] to damage a ship so badly that it sinks将船严重损毁，致其沉没: A luxury yacht was sunk in a bomb attack yesterday.昨天，一艘豪华游艇在炸弹袭击中被击沉。3move lower [intransitive] to move downwards to a lower level向下移动，降至较低位置: The sun was sinking behind the coconut palms.太阳正沉落在椰子树后面。 Her chin sank onto her chest, and she looked despairing.她的下巴垂到胸前，神情绝望。4fall/sit down [intransitive] to fall down or sit down heavily, especially because you are very tired and weak重重地倒下或坐下，尤因极度疲惫或虚弱sink into/to/down/back etc She let out a groan and sank into a chair.她发出一声呻吟，瘫坐进椅子里。 He let go of her shoulders and she sank at once to the floor.他松开她的肩膀，她立刻瘫倒在地。 Marion sank down on a rock, and wept.玛丽昂瘫坐在一块岩石上，哭泣起来。 The minister sank to his knees (=he went down into a kneeling position) and prayed.牧师跪倒在地（=屈膝跪下），开始祈祷。5get worse [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to gradually get into a worse condition逐渐陷入更差的状态sink into They lost all their money and sank into desperate poverty.他们倾家荡产，陷入了极度贫困。 The good mood left me and I sank into depression.好心情一扫而空，我陷入了抑郁。 The doctor said that the boy was sinking fast (=getting weaker and about to die).医生说这个男孩病情迅速恶化（=越来越虚弱，即将去世）。6your heart sinks (also your spirits sink) used to say that you lose hope or confidence用于表示失去希望或信心: His heart sank the way it always did when she left him.每次她离开他，他心里总是一沉，这次也不例外。 She felt desperately tired, and her spirits sank.她感到精疲力竭，情绪也随之低落。7lower amount/value [intransitive] to go down in amount or value在数量或价值上降低 SYN drop OPP rise: Shares in the company have sunk as low as 620p.该公司股价已跌至最低620便士。sink to The population of the village sank to just a few families.村里的人口锐减到只剩几户人家。8voice [intransitive] written书面 if your voice sinks, it becomes very quiet声音降低，变得极为轻柔sink to/into Her voice sank to a whisper.她的声音低沉至耳语。9sinking feeling informal非正式 the unpleasant feeling that you get when you suddenly realize that something bad is going to happen突然意识到坏事即将发生时产生的不快感觉: I had a sinking feeling inside as I realized I was going to fail yet again.当我意识到自己又要失败时，内心涌起一阵沉甸甸的沮丧感。10be sunk spoken口语 to be in a situation where you are certain to fail or have a lot of problems处于注定失败或麻烦重重的境地: If I don’t get paid by next week, I’ll really be sunk.如果下周还拿不到钱，我就真的完了。11sink without trace especially British English (also sink like a stone especially American English) if something sinks without trace, it fails quickly or no one pays attention to it若某事物悄无声息地沉没，指其迅速失败或无人关注: He made a few records, which all sank without trace.他出了几张唱片，全都悄无声息地消失了。12sink so low (also sink to doing something) to be dishonest enough or selfish enough to do something very bad or unfair无耻或自私到足以做出极端恶劣或不公平之事 SYN stoop: How could he have sunk so low?他怎么能堕落到如此地步？13use something sharp [transitive] to put your teeth or something sharp into someone’s flesh, into food etc将牙齿或尖锐物刺入人的肌肉、食物等sink something into something The dog sank its teeth into my arm.那只狗把牙齿深深咬进了我的手臂。 She sank her fork into the pie.她把叉子插进馅饼里。14dig into ground [transitive] if you sink something such as a well or part of a building, you dig a hole to put it into the ground凿挖（水井或建筑基础等），即挖孔将其置入地下: A well was sunk in the back garden, and water could be pumped up into the kitchen.后院里凿了一口井，水可以从中抽送到厨房。15sink or swim to succeed or fail without help from anyone else不依靠他人帮助，凭自己之力成功或失败: They don’t give you a lot of guidance – you’re just left to sink or swim, really.他们不会给你太多指导——说实话，你完全只能靠自己了。16money [transitive] to spend a lot of money on something在某事物上投入大量金钱sink something in/into something They sank their entire savings into their house.他们把全部积蓄都投入到了房子里。17ball [transitive] to put a ball into a hole or basket in games such as golf or basketball在高尔夫、篮球等运动中将球打入洞或投入篮18sink your differences British English to agree to stop arguing and forget about your disagreements, especially in order to unite and oppose someone else同意停止争论并搁置分歧，尤指为了团结起来共同对抗他人: Nations must sink their differences to achieve greater security.各国必须抛开分歧，以实现更大的安全保障。19drink [transitive] British English informal非正式 to drink alcohol, especially in large quantities饮酒，尤指大量饮酒: We sank a few pints at the pub first.我们先在酒吧喝了几品脱酒。sink in phrasal verb if information, facts etc sink in, you gradually understand them or realize their full meaning若信息、事实等逐渐被消化，指慢慢理解或认识到其完整含义: He paused a moment for his words to sink in.他停顿了片刻，让自己的话慢慢被对方领会。 The implications of Labour’s defeat were beginning to sink in.工党败选的深远影响开始逐渐为人所认识。sinksink2 noun [countable] 
a large open container that you fill with water and use for washing yourself, washing dishes etc大型敞口容器，注水后用于洗漱、洗碗等: Dirty plates were piled high in the sink.脏盘子在水槽里堆得高高的。 → everything but the kitchen sink at everything(7)
a large open container that you fill with water and use for washing yourself, washing dishes etc大型敞口容器，注水后用于洗漱、洗碗等: Dirty plates were piled high in the sink.脏盘子在水槽里堆得高高的。 → everything but the kitchen sink at everything(7)sinksink3 adjective sink estate/school British English an area where people live or a school that is in a very bad condition and seems unlikely to improve条件极差且几乎无望改善的居住区或学校: Go to almost any city and you find sink estates where you get the feeling that the council hates the place and the people too.走遍几乎任何一座城市，你都会发现那种破败社区，让你觉得地方议会既厌倦这个地方，也厌倦这里的居民。
sink estate/school British English an area where people live or a school that is in a very bad condition and seems unlikely to improve条件极差且几乎无望改善的居住区或学校: Go to almost any city and you find sink estates where you get the feeling that the council hates the place and the people too.走遍几乎任何一座城市，你都会发现那种破败社区，让你觉得地方议会既厌倦这个地方，也厌倦这里的居民。