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C0360600 (sĭngk)v. sank (săngk) or sunk (sŭngk), sunk, sink·ing, sinks v.intr.1. a. To go below the surface of water or another liquid: We watched the leaky inner tube slowly sink.b. To descend to the bottom of a body of water or other liquid: found the wreck where it had sunk.2. a. To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages: The water in the lake sank several feet during the long, dry summer.b. To subside or settle gradually: Cracks developed as the building sank.3. To appear to move downward, as the sun or moon in setting.4. To slope downward; incline: The road sinks as it approaches the stream.5. a. To fall or lower oneself slowly, as from weakness or fatigue: The exhausted runner sank to the ground.b. To feel great disappointment or discouragement: Her heart sank within her.6. a. To pass into something; penetrate: The claws sank into the flesh of the prey.b. To steep or soak: The wine has sunk into my shirt.7. To pass into a specified condition: She sank into a deep sleep.8. a. To deteriorate in quality or condition: The patient is sinking fast. The family sank into a state of disgrace.b. To diminish, as in value: Gold prices are sinking.9. To become weaker, quieter, or less forceful: His voice sank to a whisper.10. To make an impression; become felt or understood: The meaning finally sank in.v.tr.1. To cause to descend beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid: sink a ship.2. a. To cause to penetrate deeply: He sank his sword into the dragon's belly.b. To force into the ground: sink a piling.c. To dig or drill (a mine or well) in the earth.d. To cause to drop or lower: sank the bucket into the well.e. Sports To propel (a ball or shot) into a hole, basket, or pocket.3. To cause to be engrossed: "Frank sank himself in another book" (Patricia Highsmith).4. a. To make weaker, quieter, or less forceful: She sank her voice when the manager walked by.b. To reduce in quantity or worth: The bad news will sink markets around the world.5. To debase the nature of; degrade: The scandal has sunk him in the eyes of many.6. To bring to a low or ruined state; defeat or destroy: Loss of advertising sank the newspaper.7. To suppress or hide: He sank his arrogance and apologized.8. Informal To defeat, as in a game.9. To invest or spend, often without getting a return or adequate value: I've sunk a lot of money into that car.10. To pay off (a debt).n.1. A water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe and generally a piped supply of water.2. A cesspool.3. A sinkhole.4. A natural or artificial means of absorbing or removing a substance or a form of energy from a system.5. A place regarded as wicked and corrupt: That city is a sink of corruption.Idioms: sink (one's) teeth into Informal To undertake an endeavor energetically: She sank her teeth into the challenging project. sink or swim Informal To fail or succeed without alternative.

[Middle English sinken, from Old English sincan.]

sink′a·ble adj.

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(sɪŋk) vb, sinks, sinking, sank, sunk or sunken1. to descend or cause to descend, esp beneath the surface of a liquid or soft substance2. (intr) to appear to move down towards or descend below the horizon3. (intr) to slope downwards; dip4. (intr; often foll by in or into) to pass into or gradually enter a specified lower state or condition: to sink into apathy. 5. to make or become lower in volume, pitch, etc6. to make or become lower in value, price, etc7. (intr) to become weaker in health, strength, etc8. to decline or cause to decline in moral value, worth, etc9. (intr) to seep or penetrate10. (tr) to suppress or conceal: he sank his worries in drink. 11. (Civil Engineering) (tr) to dig, cut, drill, bore, or excavate (a hole, shaft, etc)12. (tr) to drive into the ground: to sink a stake. 13. (Banking & Finance) (tr; usually foll by in or into) a. to invest (money)b. to lose (money) in an unwise or unfortunate investment14. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to pay (a debt)15. (intr) to become hollow; cave in: his cheeks had sunk during his illness. 16. (Ball Games, other than specified) (tr) to hit, throw, or propel (a ball) into a hole, basket, pocket, etc: he sank a 15-foot putt. 17. (tr) informal Brit to drink, esp quickly: he sank three pints in half an hour. 18. sink or swim to take risks where the alternatives are loss and failure or security and successn19. (Building) a fixed basin, esp in a kitchen, made of stone, earthenware, metal, etc, used for washing20. (Physical Geography) See sinkhole21. (Building) another word for cesspool22. a place of vice or corruption23. (Civil Engineering) an area of ground below that of the surrounding land, where water collects24. (General Physics) physics a device or part of a system at which energy is removed from the system: a heat sink. adj (Social Welfare) informal (of a housing estate or school) deprived or having low standards of achievement[Old English sincan; related to Old Norse sökkva to sink, Gothic siggan, Old High German sincan, Swedish sjunka] ˈsinkable adj

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v. sank, often, sunk; sunk sunk•en; sink•ing; v.i. 1. to fall, drop, or descend gradually to a lower level or position: The ship sank to the bottom of the sea. 2. to settle or fall gradually: The building is sinking. 3. to fall or collapse slowly from weakness, fatigue, etc.: He sank to his knees. 4. to penetrate or permeate; seep. 5. to become engulfed in or gradually enter a state: to sink into slumber. 6. to become deeply absorbed: sunk in thought. 7. to pass or fall into some worse or lower state: to sink into poverty. 8. to decline or deteriorate in quality or worth. 9. to fail in physical strength or health. 10. to become discouraged or depressed: My heart sank. 11. to decrease in amount, extent, intensity, etc. 12. to become lower in volume, tone, or pitch: Her voice sank to a whisper. 13. to slope downward; dip. 14. to disappear from sight, as below the horizon. 15. to become or appear concave or hollow, as the cheeks. v.t. 16. to cause to become submerged; force into or below the surface. 17. to cause to fall, drop, or descend gradually. 18. to cause to penetrate: to sink an ax into a tree. 19. to lower or depress the level of. 20. to bury or lay in or as if in the ground. 21. to dig, bore, or excavate (a hole, shaft, well, etc.). 22. to bring to a worse or lower state or status. 23. to bring to utter ruin or collapse. 24. to reduce in amount, extent, intensity, etc. 25. to lower in volume or pitch. 26. to suppress; ignore. 27. to invest with the hope of profit or other return: He sank all his energy into the business. 28. to lose (money) in an investment, enterprise, etc. 29. to hit or propel (a ball) so that it goes through or into a basket, hole, pocket, etc. 30. sink in, to enter or permeate the mind; become understood: I repeated it till the words sank in. n. 31. a basin, usu. connected with a water supply and drainage system, used for washing. 32. a low-lying, poorly drained area where waters collect and sink into the ground or evaporate. 33. sinkhole (def. 2). 34. a place of vice or corruption. 35. a drain or sewer. 36. a device or place for disposing of energy within a system, as a power-consuming device in an electrical circuit or a condenser in a steam engine. 37. any pond or pit for sewage or waste. [before 1000; (v.) Middle English; Old English sincan, c. Old Saxon sincan, Old High German sinkan, Old Norse søkkva, Gothic sigqan]

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1. 'sink'

If something sinks, it moves slowly downwards. Sink is especially used to say that something moves downwards below the surface of water.

The boat was sinking.

To sink a ship means to cause it to sink.

The Confederates managed to sink one ship and damage another.2. 'sank' and 'sunk'

The past tense of sink is sank, not 'sunk' or 'sinked'. The past participle is sunk

The boat sank to the bottom of the lake.The leading craft was sunk almost immediately by the artillery.3. 'sunken'

Sunken is an adjective, used in front of a noun. You use it to describe things which have sunk to the bottom of the sea or a lake.

...the remains of a sunken battleship.

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Past participle: sunk
Gerund: sinking

Imperative
sink
sink

Present
I sink
you sink
he/she/it sinks
we sink
you sink
they sink

Preterite
I sank
you sank
he/she/it sank
we sank
you sank
they sank

Present Continuous
I am sinking
you are sinking
he/she/it is sinking
we are sinking
you are sinking
they are sinking

Present Perfect
I have sunk
you have sunk
he/she/it has sunk
we have sunk
you have sunk
they have sunk

Past Continuous
I was sinking
you were sinking
he/she/it was sinking
we were sinking
you were sinking
they were sinking

Past Perfect
I had sunk
you had sunk
he/she/it had sunk
we had sunk
you had sunk
they had sunk

Future
I will sink
you will sink
he/she/it will sink
we will sink
you will sink
they will sink

Future Perfect
I will have sunk
you will have sunk
he/she/it will have sunk
we will have sunk
you will have sunk
they will have sunk

Future Continuous
I will be sinking
you will be sinking
he/she/it will be sinking
we will be sinking
you will be sinking
they will be sinking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sinking
you have been sinking
he/she/it has been sinking
we have been sinking
you have been sinking
they have been sinking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sinking
you will have been sinking
he/she/it will have been sinking
we will have been sinking
you will have been sinking
they will have been sinking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sinking
you had been sinking
he/she/it had been sinking
we had been sinking
you had been sinking
they had been sinking

Conditional
I would sink
you would sink
he/she/it would sink
we would sink
you would sink
they would sink

Past Conditional
I would have sunk
you would have sunk
he/she/it would have sunk
we would have sunk
you would have sunk
they would have sunk

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sink - plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipedrain basket - a filter in a sink drain; traps debris but passes waterkitchen sink - a sink in a kitchenplumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a buildingwashbasin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory, basin - a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"
	2.	sink - (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"heat sink - a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heatapplied science, engineering science, technology, engineering - the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study"natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"source - (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"
	3.	sink - a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roofsinkhole, swallow holenatural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation
	4.	sink - a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into itcesspit, cesspool, sumpcistern - an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
Verb	1.	sink - fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"drop down, dropfall off, slump, sink - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"drop - let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes"drop open, fall open - open involuntarily; "His mouth dropped open"; "Her jaw dropped"change posture - undergo a change in bodily posturedroop, sag, swag, flag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautnesssag down, sag - cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably"
	2.	sink - cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"settle - cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)go under, go down, sink, settle - go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
	3.	sink - pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"lapse, passmove - go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
	4.	sink - go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"go under, go down, settlecome down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"subside, settle - sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm"sink - cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"founder - sink below the surfacesubmerge, submerse - sink below the surface; go under or as if under waterfilter, permeate, sink in, percolate - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"float, swim - be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
	5.	sink - descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"subsidecome down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
	6.	sink - appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"dipsubside - sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside"decline - go down; "The roof declines here"
	7.	sink - fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"fall off, slumpdrop - go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"drop down, sink, drop - fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
	8.	sink - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"slide down, slumpcave in, collapse, fall in, give way, founder, give, break - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
	9.	sink - embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap"buryembed, imbed, implant, plant, engraft - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"countersink, set - insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

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noun1. basin, washbasin, hand basin, wash-hand basin The sink was full of dirty dishes.verb1. scupper, scuttle In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship.2. go down, founder, go under, submerge, capsize The boat was beginning to sink fast.3. descend, lower, go down, dip, fall, disappear Far off to the west the sun was sinking.
descend arise, ascend, rise, climb, go up, move up, rise up4. slump, drop, flop, collapse, droop, plonk yourself (informal), plump yourself Kate laughed, and sank down again to her seat.5. fall, drop, decline, slip, plunge, plummet, subside, relapse, abate, retrogress Pay increases have sunk to around seven per cent.6. drop, fall, get lower, get softer, get quieter Her voice had sunk to a whisper.7. stoop, descend, be reduced to, succumb, lower yourself, debase yourself, demean yourself You know who you are, be proud of it and don't sink to his level.8. decline, die, fade, fail, flag, weaken, diminish, decrease, deteriorate, decay, worsen, dwindle, lessen, degenerate, depreciate, go downhill (informal) He's still alive, but sinking fast.
decline rise, increase, grow, improve, go up, swell, intensify, wax, enlarge, rise up9. dig, bore, drill, drive, lay, put down, excavate the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft10. invest, put in, plough, risk, lay out He has already sunk $25 million into the project.11. (Brit. informal) drink, down, knock back, neck (slang), swill, quaff, polish off, gulp down She sank two glasses of white wine.

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verb1. To fall or drift down to the bottom:gravitate, settle.2. To go beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid:founder, submerge, submerse.3. To go from a more erect posture to a less erect posture:drop, fall, slump.4. To slope downward:decline, descend, dip, drop, fall, pitch.5. To become lower in quality, character, or condition:atrophy, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, retrograde, worsen.Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed , go to the dogs.6. To bring oneself down to a lower level of behavior:descend, lower, stoop.7. To undergo moral deterioration:fall, slip.Idiom: go bad.8. To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of:bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, destroy, finish, ruin, shatter, smash, spoil, torpedo, undo, wash up, wrack, wreck.Slang: total.Idiom: put the kibosh on.9. To undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price:dive, drop, fall, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, skid, slump, tumble.Idiom: take a sudden downtrend.10. To lose strength or power:decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fade, fail, flag, languish, wane, waste (away), weaken.Informal: fizzle (out).Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids.11. To cause to penetrate with force:dig, drive, plunge, ram, run, stab, stick, thrust.phrasal verb
sink inTo come as a realization:dawn on (or upon), register, soak in.noun1. An area sunk below its surroundings:basin, concavity, depression, dip, hollow, pit, sag, sinkhole.2. A place known for its great filth or corruption:cesspit, cesspool, pit.Slang: armpit.

Translations

水池消沉深入脸盆落下

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(siŋk) – past tense sank (saŋk) : past participle sunk (saŋk) – verb1. to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc. The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water. （使）下沉 2. to go down or become lower (slowly). The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper. 落下，变弱 3. to (cause to) go deeply (into something). The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple. （使）渗入，深入 4. (of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful. My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.消沉5. to invest (money). He sank all his savings in the business.投资 noun a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it. He washed the dishes in the sink. 水槽，水池 ˈsunken adjective1. sunk under water. a sunken ship.沉没的2. below the level of the surrounding area. a sunken garden.低于周围平面的be sunk to be defeated, in a hopeless position etc. If he finds out that we've been disobeying him, we're sunk.完蛋了的sink in1. to be fully understood. The news took a long time to sink in. 被理解，被了解 2. to be absorbed. The surface water on the paths will soon sink in. 渗（下去）

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The sink is dirty (US)
The washbasin is dirty (UK) → 洗碗池太脏

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noun basin

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verb scupper

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verb go down

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verb descend

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verb slump

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verb fall

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verb drop

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verb stoop

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verb decline

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verb dig

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verb invest

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verb drink

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verb to fall or drift down to the bottom

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verb to go beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid

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verb to go from a more erect posture to a less erect posture

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verb to slope downward

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verb to become lower in quality, character, or condition

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verb to bring oneself down to a lower level of behavior

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verb to undergo moral deterioration

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verb to cause the complete ruin or wreckage of

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verb to undergo a sharp, rapid descent in value or price

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verb to lose strength or power

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verb to cause to penetrate with force

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phrase sink in: to come as a realization

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noun an area sunk below its surroundings

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noun a place known for its great filth or corruption

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noun plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

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noun (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

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