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单词 sinker
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sink•er /ˈsɪŋkɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a weight, as of lead, for sinking a fishing line or net below the surface of the water.
  2. Sport(in baseball) a pitched ball that curves downward sharply.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sink•er  (sing′kər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that sinks.
  2. a person employed in sinking, as one who sinks shafts.
  3. a weight, as of lead, for sinking a fishing line or net below the surface of the water.
  4. Slang Termsa doughnut or, sometimes, a biscuit or muffin.
  5. Sport[Baseball.]a pitched ball that curves downward sharply as it reaches the plate.
  • 1520–30; 1920–25 for def. 4; 1925–30 for def. 5; sink + -er1
sink′er•less, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sinker /ˈsɪŋkə/ n
  1. a weight attached to a fishing line, net, etc, to cause it to sink in water
  2. a person who sinks shafts, etc
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