sink

verb

在水 / 泥等里 in water/mud, etc.

1. 下沉；下陷；沉没
   to go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance
   1. The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.
      船沉入海底。
   2. We're sinking!
      我们正在下沉！
   3. The wheels started to sink into the mud.
      车轮渐渐陷进泥里。
   4. to sink like a stone
      立即沉没

船只 boat

2. 使下沉；使沉没
   to damage a boat or ship so that it goes below the surface of the sea, etc.
   1. a battleship sunk by a torpedo
      被鱼雷击沉的战列舰

倒下；坐下 fall/sit down

3. 倒下；坐下
   to move downwards, especially by falling or sitting down
   1. I sank into an armchair.
      我坐到扶手椅上。
   2. She sank back into her seat, exhausted.
      她筋疲力尽，又坐回椅子上。
   3. The old man had sunk to his knees .
      老头跪在了地上。

下降 move downwards

4. 下沉；下陷；沉降
   to move slowly downwards
   1. The sun was sinking in the west.
      太阳西坠。
   2. The foundations of the building are starting to sink.
      楼房的地基开始下陷。

减弱 become weaker

5. 降低；减少；减弱
   to decrease in amount, volume, strength, etc.
   1. 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。
   2. He is clearly sinking fast (= getting weaker quickly and will soon die) .
      很明显，他的身体在急剧衰弱。

声音 of voice

6. 变低；变小
   to become quieter
   1. Her voice sank to a whisper.
      她的声音变成了耳语。

在地上挖掘 dig in ground

7. 挖，掘（深坑、深洞）
   to make a deep hole in the ground
   1. to sink a well/shaft/mine
      掘水井 / 竖井 / 矿井
8. 埋入；打下
   to place sth in the ground by digging
   1. to sink a post into the ground
      在地上埋入一根杆子

使不成功 prevent success

9. 使失败；使受挫；阻挠
   to prevent sb or sb's plans from succeeding
   1. I think I've just sunk my chances of getting the job.
      我想，我是葬送了得到那份工作的机会。
   2. If the car breaks down, we'll be sunk (= have serious problems) .
      要是车坏了，咱们可就惨了。

球 ball

10. （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
    1. 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。

酒 alcohol

11. 猛喝；灌
    to drink sth quickly, especially a large amount of alcohol

noun

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
2. （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

adj.

1. 位于社会条件差的贫穷地区的；贫民窟的
   located in a poor area where social conditions are bad
   1. the misery of life in sink estates
      贫民窟里的悲惨生活
   2. a sink school
      贫困地区的学校

1. 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.
   1. The sink was full of dirty dishes.
      水槽里堆满了脏碟子。
   2. ...the kitchen sink.
      厨房洗涤槽
2. N-COUNT 同 washbasin 或 basin
   A sink is the same as a washbasin or basin .
   1. 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。
3. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. The boat was beginning to sink fast...
      小船开始快速下沉。
   3. The lifeboat crashed against the side of the sinking ship.
      救生船撞上了那艘正在下沉的船的侧身。
4. VERB 下沉;沉没
   If something sinks, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water.
   1. 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。
5. VERB 缓慢下降;下陷;沉降
   If something sinks, it moves slowly downwards.
   1. Far off to the west the sun was sinking...
      远处夕阳西下。
   2. 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。
6. VERB 坐下;跪下
   If you sink, you move into a lower position, for example by sitting down in a chair or kneeling.
   1. Kate laughed, and sank down again to her seat...
      凯特笑了，又坐回到她的座位上。
   2. She sank into an armchair and crossed her legs...
      她坐到一把扶手椅上，跷起了二郎腿。
   3. 'Don't you understand?' I moaned, sinking dramatically to my knees.
      “难道你不懂吗？”我呻吟着，猛然跪倒在地。
7. VERB 下降;减少;下跌
   If something sinks to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard.
   1. 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。
   2. Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent...
      工资增长率已降至 7％左右。
   3. The pound had sunk 10 per cent against the Schilling.
      英镑对奥地利先令的比价已经下跌了10％。
8. 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.
   1. ...unemployed teenagers from sink estates...
      来自贫困地区的无业青少年
   2. 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。
9. VERB (声音)变小，降低，变低
   If your voice sinks, it becomes quieter.
   1. 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。
   2. Her voice had sunk to a whisper.
      她的声音越来越小，几乎成了窃窃私语。
10. 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.
    1. She'd sometimes sink into depression...
       她有时会陷入忧郁之中。
    2. That night he sank into a deep coma...
       那晚他陷入了深度昏迷。
    3. Bulgaria's economy has sunk into chaos.
       保加利亚的经济已陷入了混乱。
11. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Her spirits sank lower and lower.
       她的情绪越来越低落。
12. 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.
    1. He sinks the needle into my arm...
       他将针插入我的胳膊。
    2. I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream...
       我咬了口胡椒薄荷味奶油软糖。
    3. The spade sank into a clump of overgrown bushes.
       铲子插入了一丛长势旺盛的灌木丛。
13. 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.
    1. ...the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft...
       斯蒂芬森挖掘第一口竖井的地方
    2. 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。
    3. ...a one-thousand foot deep hole sunk into the rock.
       岩石上打了一个深 1,000 英尺的深洞
14. 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.
    1. 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。
15. VERB 猛喝，灌(酒)
    If someone sinks a number of alcoholic drinks, they drink them quickly.
    1. She sank two glasses of white wine.
       她一口气干了两杯白葡萄酒。
16. 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.
    1. He sank two crucial putts in the last three holes.
       他在最后的三洞中完成了两个非常关键的击球入洞。
17. See also: sinking sunk
18. 政府并不想迫使效率低的公司过快地自生自灭。 → see: The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly...

1. The sink was full of dirty dishes.
   水槽里堆满了脏碟子。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. The boat was beginning to sink fast
   小船开始快速下沉。
5. The lifeboat crashed against the side of the sinking ship.
   救生船撞上了那艘正在下沉的船的侧身。
6. 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。
7. Far off to the west the sun was sinking
   远处夕阳西下。
8. 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。
9. Kate laughed, and sank down again to her seat
   凯特笑了，又坐回到她的座位上。
10. She sank into an armchair and crossed her legs
    她坐到一把扶手椅上，跷起了二郎腿。
11. 'Don't you understand?' I moaned, sinking dramatically to my knees.
    “难道你不懂吗？”我呻吟着，猛然跪倒在地。
12. 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。
13. Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent
    工资增长率已降至7%左右。
14. The pound had sunk 10 per cent against the Schilling.
    英镑对奥地利先令的比价已经下跌了10%。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. She'd sometimes sink into depression
    她有时会陷入忧郁之中。
18. That night he sank into a deep coma
    那晚他陷入了深度昏迷。
19. Bulgaria's economy has sunk into chaos.
    保加利亚的经济已陷入了混乱。
20. 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。
21. Her spirits sank lower and lower.
    她的情绪越来越低落。
22. He sinks the needle into my arm
    他将针插入我的胳膊。
23. I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream
    我咬了口胡椒薄荷味奶油软糖。
24. The spade sank into a clump of overgrown bushes.
    铲子插入了一丛长势旺盛的灌木丛。
25. 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。
26. She sank two glasses of white wine.
    她一口气干了两杯白葡萄酒。
27. He sank two crucial putts in the last three holes.
    他在最后的三洞中完成了两个非常关键的击球入洞。
28. The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly
    政府并不想迫使效率低的公司过快地自生自灭。
29. It was very much sink or swim.
    这很大程度上就是不成功便沉沦。

  collapse crumble fall sink【导航词义：倒塌，倒下】

  collapse v. 倒塌，坍塌

〔辨析〕通常指房屋等倒塌，强调突然性。

  crumble v. 崩塌，坍塌

〔辨析〕尤指由石头或岩石构成的建筑物或土地崩塌或崩裂。

  fall v. 倒下，倒塌

〔辨析〕通常指因失去平衡等而倒塌或跌倒。

  sink v. 倒下

〔辨析〕尤指人因过于劳累、体弱等而倒下或坐下。

sink in

sink into sth

1. 被完全理解；被充分意识到
   to be fully understood or realized
   1. The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.
      船沉入海底。
   2. We're sinking!
      我们正在下沉！
   3. The wheels started to sink into the mud.
      车轮渐渐陷进泥里。
   4. to sink like a stone
      立即沉没
2. 渗透；渗入
   to go down into another substance through the surface

sink into sth

1. 渐渐进入（消极、不快等的）状态
   to go gradually into a less active, happy or pleasant state

sink into sth

sink sth into sth

1. （把某物）插入
   to go, or to make sth sharp go, deep into sth solid
   1. The sun was sinking in the west.
      太阳西坠。
   2. The foundations of the building are starting to sink.
      楼房的地基开始下陷。

sink sth into sth

1. 把资金投入企业（或活动）
   to spend a lot of money on a business or an activity, for example in order to make money from it in the future
   1. 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。
   2. He is clearly sinking fast (= getting weaker quickly and will soon die) .
      很明显，他的身体在急剧衰弱。

v.

be sunk in sth

• 陷入不快（或沉思）中
  to be in a state of unhappiness or deep thought
  1. She just sat there, sunk in thought.
     她只一味地坐在那儿，陷入了沉思。

(like rats) deserting/leaving a sinking ship

• （比喻只顾自己而离开处于困境中的机构等）（像）逃离沉船（的老鼠）
  used to talk about people who leave an organization, a company, etc. that is having difficulties, without caring about the people who are left

sink your differences

• 摒弃分歧；搁置歧见
  to agree to forget about your disagreements

a/that sinking feeling

• 不祥的感觉；沮丧之情
  an unpleasant feeling that you get when you realize that sth bad has happened or is going to happen

sink or swim

• 不自救，必沉沦；自己努力，以求生存
  to be in a situation where you will either succeed by your own efforts or fail completely
  1. The new students were just left to sink or swim.
     学校完全让新生自生自灭。

sink so low

sink to sth

• 堕落到这种地步；沉沦到某种程度
  to have such low moral standards that you do sth very bad
  1. 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？
  2. 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。

sb's heart sinks

• 心里一沉（表示突然感到悲伤或沮丧）
  used to say that sb suddenly feels sad or depressed about sth
  1. My heart sank when I saw how much work there was left.
     我看到还有那么多活没干时，心顿时沉了下去。
  2. She watched him go with a sinking heart .
     她心情沉重地看着他走了。

n.

everything but the kitchen sink

• 过多的东西；大量的东西
  a very large number of things, probably more than is necessary