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单词 sinkhole
释义 sinkhole
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English sinke holl, from sinke sink + holl hole
1.
 a. : a hollow place or depression where drainage or waste collects or is deposited : cesspool
 b. : the outlet or drain of a sink
2. : a place or center for the gathering, accumulation, or concentration of undesirable or evil things
 < during the thirties it was a sinkhole of depression and unemployment — J.V.Kelleher >
 < surroundings he considered the sinkhole of culture — Harry Hansen >
 < a wild and pagan sinkhole — Harrison Smith >
 < that infamous sinkhole of fever and death — Dial >
3. : sink 5
4. : an unprofitable enterprise in which money is repeatedly sunk
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