sink

1. N-COUNT A sink is a large fixed container in a kitchen or bathroom, with faucets to supply water. In the kitchen, it is used for washing dishes, and in the bathroom, it is used to wash your hands and face. (固定在廚房里的) 洗滌槽; (固定在浴室里的) 洗臉盆

The sink was full of dirty dishes. 水池里滿是臟碟子。

The bathroom is furnished with 2 toilets, 2 showers, and 2 sinks. 衛(wèi)生間里裝有2個(gè)便池，2個(gè)淋浴器和2個(gè)洗臉盆。

2. V-T/V-I If a boat sinks or if someone or something sinks it, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water. 使沉沒; 下沉

In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship. 在海戰(zhàn)中，你的目標(biāo)是要擊沉敵艦。

The boat was beginning to sink fast. 那艘船開始迅速下沉。

3. V-I If something sinks, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water. 沉沒

A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float. 新鮮雞蛋會(huì)下沉，舊雞蛋會(huì)浮起來。

4. V-I If something sinks, it moves slowly downward. 下沉

Far off to the west the sun was sinking. 遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)的，太陽在西邊落下。

5. V-I If something sinks to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard. 下降

Share prices would have sunk – hurting small and big investors. 股票價(jià)格本來會(huì)下跌–傷及大大小小的投資者。

Pay increases have sunk to around seven percent. 工資增長(zhǎng)已下降到7％左右。

6. V-I If your heart or your spirits sink, you become depressed or lose hope. (心情) 沮喪; (情緒) 低落

My heart sank because I thought he was going to dump me for another girl. 我的心情沮喪，因?yàn)槲艺J(rèn)為他要把我甩了，去追求另一個(gè)姑娘。

7. V-T/V-I If something sharp sinks or is sunk into something solid, it goes deeply into it. 深深切入

I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream. 我的牙齒咬住了一塊薄荷奶油糖。

8. V-T If someone sinks a well, mine, or other large hole, they make a deep hole in the ground, usually by digging or drilling. 打 (水井); 挖 (礦井)

...the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft. …斯蒂芬森挖第一口礦井時(shí)的舊址。

9. V-T If you sink money into a business or project, you spend money on it in the hope of making more money. 投入 (資金)

He has already sunk $25 million into the project. 他已經(jīng)在這個(gè)項(xiàng)目投入了2500萬美元。

10. →see also sinking , sunk

11. PHRASE If you say that someone will have to sink or swim, you mean that they will have to succeed through their own efforts, or fail. 自主沉浮

I think athletes sink or swim depending on how they motivate themselves. 我認(rèn)為運(yùn)動(dòng)員的成敗取決于他們?nèi)绾渭?lì)自己。