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🔑sinksink1 /sɪŋk / verb (past tense sank /sæŋk / or sunk /sʌŋk / , past participle sunk)- [intransitive, transitive] to go down or make something go down under the surface or to the bottom of water, etc.（使）下沉，下陷，沉没◆If you throw a stone into water, it sinks.把石头扔进水里，它就会沉下去。◆The boat sank to the bottom of the ocean.那艘船沉到海底了。◆Three ships were sunk by enemy planes.三艘船被敌机击沉了。◆My feet sank into the mud.我的双脚陷进了泥里。
- [intransitive] to get lower; to fall to a lower position or level降低；下降◆After a few days, the flood water began to sink.几天后，洪水开始回落。◆We watched the sun sink slowly below the horizon.我们看着太阳慢慢沉到地平线下。
- [intransitive](used about a person) to move or fall to a lower position, usually because you are tired or weak（人）倒下，坐下◆I came home very tired and sank into a chair.我到家时很累，一屁股坐到椅子上。
- [intransitive] to decrease in value, number, amount, strength, etc.（价值、数量、强度等）降低，减少，减弱◆The price of the stock has sunk from over $2 to 65¢ per share.股票价格从每股 2 美元下跌到 65 美分。
 ●your heart sinksto suddenly feel disappointed and sad心里一沉（表示突然感到失望和难过）◆When he heard they had given the job to someone else, his heart sank.当听说他们把那份工作给了别人时，他的心沉了下去。  ●sink in(used about information, an event, an experience, etc.) to be completely understood; to become clear in the mind（信息、事件、经历等）被完全理解，被充分意识到◆It took a long time for the shocking news to sink in.人们过了很长时间才明白这一震撼人心的消息是怎么回事。
sinksink2 /sɪŋk / noun [countable] a large bowl in a kitchen or bathroom that is connected to the water supply with pipes. You wash things such as dishes, vegetables, etc. or your hands or face in a sink.（厨房或洗手间的）洗池，洗涤槽，水槽 |
