sink

漢語翻譯

n. 藏垢的場所, 溝渠, 污水槽
vi. 下沉, 沉沒, 下陷, 減弱, 衰退, 消沉, 墮落, 滲透
vt. 使低落, 使下沉, 陷於, 投入(資金等), 挖掘
【化】 縮孔
【醫】 洗滌盆, 洗滌池; 沉; 凹(心電圖)
【經】 跌落, 沉沒, 丟掉
相關詞組:
leave sb to sink or swim
tumble down the sink
sink in
sink sth into sth
sink into vice
sink into a deep sleep
sink or swim

詞型變化：

形容詞:sinkable 動詞過去式:sank,sunk 過去分詞:sunk 現在分詞:sinking 第三人稱單數:sinks 

詞意辨析：

descend, drop, fall, sink

這些動詞都表示“落下，下降”之意。
descend: 通常指沿斜線或斜坡下降。
drop: 指物體從一定高度落下。
fall: 與drop同義，指突然或猛烈地降落，但fall也可指任何下落，同高度或形式無關。
sink: 指在空氣或水中垂直下降、下沉。

英文解釋：

名詞 sink:

1. plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
2. (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
3. a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
   同義詞：sinkhole, swallow hole
4. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
   同義詞：cesspool, cesspit, sump

動詞 sink:

1. fall or drop to a lower place or level
   同義詞：drop, drop down
2. cause to sink
3. pass into a specified state or condition
   同義詞：pass, lapse
4. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
   同義詞：settle, go down, go under
5. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
   同義詞：subside
6. appear to move downward
   同義詞：dip
7. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
   同義詞：slump, fall off
8. fall or sink heavily
   同義詞：slump, slide down
9. embed deeply
   同義詞：bury

例句：

1. The ship sank.
   船沈沒。
2. Rub the cream on your skin and let it sink in.
   把這種軟膏搽在皮膚上，讓它滲進去。
3. My feet sank into the mud.
   我的雙腳陷到泥里去了。
4. It was several days before the floodwater sank and life returned to normal.
   過了幾天，洪水才退，生活恢復了正常。
5. The ship was sunk by an enemy torpedo.
   這艘船被敵人的魚雷擊沉了。
6. The dirty dishes are in the sink.
   那些髒盤子在洗滌槽內。