sinking

1. See also: I began to have a sinking feeling that I was not going to get rid of her. sink

1. It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation.
   他很难意识到她的存在；他一直沉浸在沮丧中。
2. 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。
3. Far off to the west the sun was sinking
   远处夕阳西下。
4. '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。
5. 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。
6. I began to have a sinking feeling that I was not going to get rid of her.
   我开始有一种永远也摆脱不了她的沮丧情绪。
7. The sinking of the tanker has made aspects of marine pollution particularly topical.
   油轮的沉没使得海洋污染的方方面面都成为眼下大家尤为关注的热点话题。
8. The sun is gradually sinking below the horizon.
   太阳正徐徐地沉入地平线下。
9. The captain refused to leave his sinking ship while there were others on board.
   在船上还有其他人的时候，船长不肯离开正在下沉的船。
10. The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.
    派出了救生艇去营救沉船上的船员。
11. A dying person who is sinking fast, like the sun setting beyond the western hills.
    日薄西山，气息奄奄，人命危浅，朝不虑夕。（李密《陈情表》）
12. In course of sinking the well-shaft they came upon a deposit of a very rare mineral.
    他们在凿井的过程中，发现了一处稀有矿物矿床。
13. Send out a distress signal; the ship is sinking.
    发出求救信号吧，船正在下沉。
14. The sun is sinking in the west.
    金乌西坠。
15. A: The ship is sinking!
    这艘船要沉了！
16. The crew abandoned the sinking ship.
    全体船员离开了正在下沉的船。
17. I'm sinking in deeper.
    我陷得更深了。
18. I found that I was sinking in the mud.
    我发觉自己在泥中正往下沉。
19. What has occurred to seemingly delay the complete sinking of the Sunda Plate to the degree we predicted?
    发生了什么使得巽他板块完全下沉到我们预测的程度似乎被推迟了？
20. Take to the lifeboats! The ship is sinking.
    快上救生艇！这船要沉了。
21. The strength and density of debris retards or prevents coarse particles from sinking.
    这种高强度和高密度的岩屑会妨碍或阻止粗颗粒下沉。
22. The ship was sinking; all hopes deserted them.
    船在下沉中，他们毫无希望了。
23. The ship is sinking, and I have to send a SOS.
    船要沉了，我不得不发出紧急求救信号。
24. He was rescued from the sinking aircraft.
    他从下沉的飞行器上被救了出来。
25. He shouted to me that the boat was sinking.
    他对我大声喊叫说船要沉了。
26. We're sinking, sinking, sinking.
    我们沉下去了，沉下去了，沉下去了。
27. This company was already a sinking ship.
    这个公司已经是一艘沉船了。
28. The security of freezing wall is the key problem of freezing shaft sinking in deep alluvium.
    冻结壁的安全性是深厚冲积层中冻结凿井的关键问题。
29. Their empty vessel was halted from sinking and is being pulled to the Weihai port.
    这艘停止下沉的空船被拖到了威海港。
30. Some new suggestions in the process of design of heat sinking and ventilation in high voltage inverter are presented.
    并提出了在高压变频器的散热与通风设计过程中的一些新的建议。

noun

1. a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
   1. after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market
   2. he could not control the sinking of his legs

2. a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
   1. they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic

3. a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
   1. with a sinking heart
   2. a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach

   Synonym:    sinking feeling