| 单词 | sink |
| 释义 | sink (once / 77 pages) 1v 2n When things sink, they settle or drop to a lower level. If your kayak has a leak, it might fill with water and sink to the bottom of the lake. Things can sink, like a toy octopus descending to the bottom of the bathtub or the sun appearing to sink below the horizon. You can also deliberately sink something, as when you capsize your friend's remote controlled speedboat on purpose. When sink is a noun, it's the water basin in your kitchen or bathroom. The Old English root of both kinds of sink is sincan, "become submerged or go under," from a Germanic source. WORD FAMILYsink: sank, sinkable, sinked, sinker, sinking, sinks, sunken+/sinkable: unsinkable/sinker: sinkers/sinking: sinkings/unsinkable: unsinkably USAGE EXAMPLESAlonso hit 8 of 14 from the field and sank all seven of his free throws. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) At last, we are allowed to sit, and we sink into a velvet, purplish sofa. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) But Anderson sank a 3, Cooper followed with a layup and Green Bay led by double figures the rest of the way. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1v fall or descend to a lower place or level He sank to his knees Syn|Hypo|Hyper drop, drop down fall off, slump fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly droplet fall to the ground drop open, fall open open involuntarily droop, flag, sag, swagdroop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness sag, sag downcause to sag slouch, slumpassume a drooping posture or carriage baghang loosely, like an empty bag change posture undergo a change in bodily posture 2v fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly Syn|Hyper fall off, slump drop, drop down fall or descend to a lower place or level drop go down in value 3v descend into or as if into some soft substance or place He sank into bed Syn|Hyper subside come down, descend, fall, go down move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 4v appear to move downward The setting sun sank below the tree line Syn|Hypo|Hyper dip subside sink to a lower level or form a depression decline go down 5v fall or sink heavily My spirits sank Syn|Hyper slide down, slump break, cave in, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way break down, literally or metaphorically 6v go under (water) Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper go down, go under, settle float, swim be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom floatmove lightly, as if suspended floatset afloat settle, subside sink down or precipitate foundersink below the surface submerge, submersesink below the surface; go under or as if under water diveplunge into water come down, descend, fall, go down move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 7v cause to sink The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor Syn|Hypo|Hyper go down, go under, settle go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" settle cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids) displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 8v pass into a specified state or condition He sank into nirvana Syn|Hyper lapse, pass move go or proceed from one point to another 9v embed deeply 2She sank her fingers into the soft sand Syn|Hypo|Hyper bury countersink, set insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) embed, engraft, imbed, implant, plant fix or set securely or deeply 1n plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe Hypo|Hyper kitchen sink a sink in a kitchen basin, lavatory, washbasin, washbowl, washstanda bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face plumbing fixture a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building 2n a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it Syn|Hyper cesspit, cesspool, sump cistern an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater 3n a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof Syn|Hyper sinkhole, swallow hole depression, natural depression a sunken or depressed geological formation 4n (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide Ant|Hypo|Hyper source (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system heat sink a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat action, activity, natural action, natural process a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
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