sink1/sIŋk; sIŋk/v past tense sank /sæŋk; sæŋk/past participle sunk /sʌŋk; sʌŋk/1 [I,T] to go down, or make something go down, below the surface of water [ float ](使)下沉﹐(使)沉没: The boat sank after hitting a rock. 小船触礁后沉没了。He watched his keys sink to the bottom of the river. 他看着自己的钥匙沉到了河底。see picture at见 FLOAT1 图2 [I] to fall or sit down heavily, because you are weak or tired〔因为虚弱或疲倦而〕倒下﹔颓然坐下: +into/down etc Lee sank into a chair and went to sleep. 李倒进椅子里睡着了。3 [I] to move to a lower level [ drop ; rise ] 降低﹐下降〔至某一高度〕: The sun sank beneath the horizon. 太阳沉入了地平线以下。4 your heart sinks/your spirits sink used to say that you lose hope or confidence [→ sinking] 心情沉重/情绪低落〔用于表示失去希望或信心〕: Her heart sank as she read the results. 当她读到结果时心情沉重。sink in phr v if information, news etc sinks in, you gradually understand it or realize the effect it will have〔信息﹑消息等〕渐渐地被理解: He paused for a moment for his words to sink in. 他停顿片刻﹐好让人理解他的话。sink into sthphr v 1 to gradually get into a worse state 逐渐陷入〔更糟的状况〕: She could see him sinking into depression. 她看得出他在渐渐的消沉下去。2 sink sth into sth to spend a lot of money on a business, in order to make more money 投入﹐投下〔大量金钱〕: They had sunk thousands into the business. 他们在生意中投入了不少钱。3 sink your teeth/a knife etc into sth to put your teeth or something sharp into someone's flesh, into food etc 用牙齿咬某物/用刀等砍进某物
sink2n [C] a piece of furniture in a kitchen or bathroom that you fill with water to wash dishes, your hands etc [→ basin] 洗涤槽﹔洗脸盆see picture at见 BATHROOM 图