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单词 sinking
释义
sinking
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n

WORD FAMILY
sinking: sinkings+/sink: sank, sinkable, sinked, sinker, sinking, sinks, sunken/sinkable: unsinkable/sinker: sinkers/unsinkable: unsinkably
USAGE EXAMPLES
Players on each team say their coach’s steadiness kept the season from sinking.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016)
I was sinking in domestic quicksand as it was, with a husband working long hours and no family living nearby.
The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)
Mysteries at the Museum This special episode focuses on the sinking of the Titanic.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016)
1n a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market
he could not control the sinking of his legs
Hyper
decrease, drop-off, lessening
a change downward
2n a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic
Hypo|Hyper
settling, subsidence, subsiding
a gradual sinking to a lower level
immersion, submergence, submerging, submersion
sinking until covered completely with water
foundering, going under
(of a ship) sinking
dip
a brief immersion
descent
a movement downward
3n a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
with a sinking heart
a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach
Syn|Hyper
sinking feeling
anxiety
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
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