sinking
美 [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ]
英 ['sɪŋkɪŋ] 
- v.下沉;沉没;沉降;下陷;下沉;(日,月等)沉入地平线下;低落;下垂
- n.(厨房的)洗涤糟;水斗;阴沟;渗水坑;洗碗槽
- adj.位于贫穷地区的;贫民窟的
- 网络凿井;自沉性;下沈
英汉双解
在水╱泥等里in water/mud, etc.
1. | [i] 下沉;下陷;沉没to go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance |
| The ship sank to the bottom of the sea. 船沉入海底。 |
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| The wheels started to sink into the mud. 车轮渐渐陷进泥里。 |
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船只boat
2. | [t] ~ sth 使下沉;使沉没to damage a boat or ship so that it goes below the surface of the sea, etc. |
| a battleship sunk by a torpedo 被鱼雷击沉的战列舰 |
倒下;坐下fall/sit down
3. | [i] + adv./prep. 倒下;坐下to move downwards, especially by falling or sitting down |
| I sank into an armchair. 我坐到扶手椅上。 |
| She sank back into her seat, exhausted. 她筋疲力尽,又坐回椅子上。 |
| The old man had sunk to his knees . 老头跪在了地上。 |
下降move downwards
4. | [i] 下沉;下陷;沉降to move slowly downwards |
| The sun was sinking in the west. 太阳西下。 |
| The foundations of the building are starting to sink. 楼房的地基开始下陷。 |
减弱become weaker
5. | [i] 降低;减少;减弱to decrease in amount, volume, strength, etc. |
| The pound has sunk to its lowest recorded level against the dollar. 英镑对美元的比价降到了有记录以来最低水平。 |
| He is clearly sinking fast(= getting weaker quickly and will soon die) . 很明显,他的身体在急剧衰弱。 |
声音of voice
6. | [i] 变低;变小to become quieter |
| Her voice sank to a whisper. 她的声音变成了耳语。 |
在地上挖掘dig in ground
7. | [t] ~ sth 挖,掘(深坑、深洞)to make a deep hole in the ground |
| to sink a well/shaft/mine 掘水井╱竖井╱矿井 |
8. | [t] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) 埋入;打下to place sth in the ground by digging |
| to sink a post into the ground 在地下埋入一根杆子 |
使不成功prevent success
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~ sth/sb 使失败;使受挫;阻挠to prevent sb or sb's plans from succeeding |
| I think I've just sunk my chances of getting the job. 我想,我刚刚葬送了得到那份工作的机会。 |
| If the car breaks down, we'll be sunk(= have serious problems) . 要是车坏了,咱们可就惨了。 |
球ball
10. | [t] ~ sth (高尔夫球)击球入洞;(斯诺克)击球入袋to hit a ball into a hole in golf or snooker |
| He sank a 12-foot putt to win the match. 他以一记 12 英尺的轻击入洞赢了比赛。 |
酒alcohol
11. | [t]
~ sth 猛喝;灌to drink sth quickly, especially a large amount of alcohol |
1. | (厨房里的)洗涤池,洗碗槽a large open container in a kitchen that has taps/faucets to supply water and that you use for washing dishes in |
| Don't just leave your dirty plates in the sink! 别把脏盘子往洗碗槽里一放就不管了! |
| I felt chained to the kitchen sink(= I had to spend all my time doing jobs in the house) . 我觉得就像拴在了灶台上一样。 |
1. | [obn] 位于贫穷地区的;贫民窟的located in a poor area where social conditions are bad |
| the misery of life in sink estates 贫民窟里的悲惨生活 |
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习惯用语
be sunk in sth
陷入不快(或沉思)中to be in a state of unhappiness or deep thought
| She just sat there, sunk in thought. 她只一味地坐在那儿,陷入了沉思。 |
(like rats) deserting/leaving a sinking ship
(比喻只顾自己而离开处于困境中的机构等)(像)逃离沉船(的老鼠)used to talk about people who leave an organization, a company, etc. that is having difficulties, without caring about the people who are left
sink your differences
摒弃分歧;搁置歧见to agree to forget about your disagreements
a/that sinking feeling
不祥的感觉;沮丧之情an unpleasant feeling that you get when you realize that sth bad has happened or is going to happen
sink or swim
不自救,必沉沦;自己努力,以求生存to be in a situation where you will either succeed by your own efforts or fail completely
| The new students were just left to sink or swim. 学校完全让新生自生自灭。 |
sink so low|sink to sth
堕落到这种地步;沉沦到某种程度to have such low moral standards that you do sth very bad
| Stealing from your friends? How could you sink so low? 偷到你的朋友头上了?你怎么能堕落到这种地步呢? |
| I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths. 我无法相信竟然有人能堕落到这种程度。 |
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
China, under the last priest-emperors of the Chow Dynasty, was sinking into a state of great disorder.
中国处在周朝末代僧侣--帝王的统治之下,正陷入一种大混乱的状态之中。
Love wanted to persevere until the last possible moment. When the island was most sinking, Love decided to ask for help.
爱想坚持到最后时刻。当海岛即将沉没时,爱心决定求助。
Speaking at the talks, Mr Wen said avoiding conflict between the Koreas was "most urgent" , but did not apportion blame for the sinking.
温总理在会谈中说,朝鲜半岛内部避免冲突是“最为紧要的”,但是他并没有因为这次沉海事件批评某个国家。
The sinking of the Maine did not matter nearly so much to him as the native Cubans.
缅因号的沉没对他和古巴人而言都无所谓。
The ship was sinking. Pollack talked to the horse in a low, warm voice. He did not want to leave the animal .
船正在下沉,波来克以低微亲切的声音对马说着话,他不愿离开这匹牲口。
He slept fully dressed with his head on his hand, his elbow sinking deep into the red down-cushions his host had arranged for him.
他穿着完全同睡在他头部,另一方面手肘下沉深入红色扎咕主人已经安排他。
Jesus commanded the people not to leave the ship when it appeared to be sinking.
耶稣命令人们在船要沈的时候不要离开它。
Secretary of State Clinton, in Seoul earlier this week at the end of a trip to Asia, said the world has a duty to act over the sinking.
国务卿克林顿在首尔举行的亚洲之旅的最后一本星期早些时候说,世界有责任采取行动在下沉。
martin went into the kitchen with a sinking heart , the image of her red face and slatternly form eating its way like acid into his brain.
马丁心情沉重地走进厨房。她那红通通的脸膛和道里遍遇的样子像酸素一样侵蚀着他的心。
Meaning : He seemed to fall into a sleep like condition. Suddenly he felt as if he were sinking in a violent ocean.
他进入了似睡非睡的朦胧状态,骤然间感觉自己好象掉进了滔滔洪水当中,不断在下沉。
Today, we face another serious challenge provoked by the sinking of the South Korean ship, '' she said at the opening ceremony.
“如今,韩国天安号警戒舰的沉没,促使我们面对另一个严峻的挑战,”她在会议开幕式上表示。
This is often blamed on erosion, the tides eating the land, another establishment excuse during the sinking process.
这经常推诿于潮汐对内陆的侵蚀,下沉期间权势集团的另一个借口。
They said the sinking revealed that years of spending and training had still left the country vulnerable to surprise attacks.
他们还说,沉船事件暴露出常年的军费投入及训练仍令国家存在突袭中受创的风险。
If you know when to climb out of the water, you'll not have to worry about sinking or swimming in marriage.
在婚姻中,假如知道什么时候爬出水面,你就不会担心是否在水里载浮载沉。
Dead, sinking phytoplankton cells are the primary means of removing carbon from the ocean's euphotic zone near the surface.
死去的下沉浮游植物细胞的主要作用是吸收接近海洋表面透光层中的碳。
As I sit here I wonder if you, my teacher, are able to tell when I am sinking in spirit and ready to quit this incredible task.
当我坐在这里,我想知道,我的老师,你有没有发现,有时候虽然我人在这里,心思却已经跑到了别的地方。
Navy officials said the sinking might have been caused by the influx of water after the fishing boat collided with the patrol ship.
海军官员说,沉没可能是渔船与巡逻舰相撞后,水涌入造成的。
In Kingsley villa nearby lake, sinking a female corpse. Kingsley gardener Bill by the body as his wife.
在金斯利别墅四周的湖中,沉落着一具女尸。金斯利的园丁比尔由尸体衣饰认定是他的妻子。
'I tried to imagine hopeful scenarios, but as time went on there was a sinking feeling, ' she said.
她说,我试着相像乐观的情形,但随着时间的过去,心越来越沉。
Musharraf's sinking popularity has spurred speculation that he might declare a state of emergency to smother vocal opposition.
穆沙拉夫声望的下降促使他想发表一份紧急声明来遏制那些反对的声音。
China, under the last priest-emperors of the Chow Dynasty, was sinking into a state of great disorder.
中国处在周朝末代僧侣--帝王的统治之下,正陷入一种大混乱的状态之中。
When he was sinking, I reached through the water to his shock pate, and drew him up.
当他下沉之时,我伸手抓住他一头乱发,从水里把他拉了上来。
I received this last part with some token of surprise and disorder, and had much ado to avoid sinking down.
我听到最后这段话,感到很惊慌,好容易才鼓起力气来,免得晕倒。
Perhaps on some quiet night came the tremor of far-off drums, sinking, swelling, a tremor vast, faint.
也许就在那万籁俱寂的夜晚,从远处传来了颤抖的鼓声,高一阵,低一阵,强一阵,弱一阵。
We're sinking their ships all across the Atlantic.
我们在整个大西洋辽阔的海面上击沉他们的船只。
The percentage of the world's Gross National Product represented by their economy was sinking by 10 percent with every decade.
他们的经济在世界国民生产总值中所占的比例每十年下降10%。
He paused and watched his wife and daughter snapping photographs at the railing, an orange sun sinking into the city beyond them.
他停下看了一眼他的太太和女儿在船舷上拍照,泛着鹅蛋黄的夕阳在前方的城市背后慢慢降下。
It was I, " said a sailor of a Frank and manly appearance " and it was time, for you were sinking.
“那是我呀,”一个外貌诚实直爽的水手说道,“真是千钧一发,因为你正在往下沉呢。”
Phoebe paused, as if the word for the Italian police force might be sinking in.
菲比停顿了一会,仿佛对这个意为意大利警察组织的字眼置若罔闻。
It was no less clear than the illusion of the evening sun sinking through the sky.
一切就像夕阳沉下天际的幻影那般清楚明白。
My pressure on her hips, sinking my fingertips into every inch of you, 'cause I know that's what you want me to do.
我的压力在她的臀部,沉入你的每寸我的指尖,因为我知道这就是你要我做什么。
"It was as if they were in a sinking ship, " Williams recalls, "and we were a lifeboat passing by. "
“当时的情景就像一艘即将沉没的游轮,可我们只有一个救生艇”。威廉姆斯回忆道。
The last man to leave the sinking ship was the captain.
最后一个离开正在下沉轮船的人是船长。
The sinking digital output controls the line by using a transistor to leave the line high (at +V) or to ground the line to 0 V.
Sinking数字输出通过三极管来控制连接线上的电平为高电平(+V)或是低电平(0V)。
they were all three soon in the hall, and Harriet immediately sinking into a chair fainted away.
不一会工夫,他们三人就进到门厅里,哈丽特立刻倒在一张椅子上,晕了过去。
Sinking beneath the surface, Hughes shut his eyes and held his breath.
沉在水下,休斯闭上眼睛,屏住呼吸。
and you can be sure that none of our five advisers would have suggested sinking all (or perhaps any) of your money into Periwigs.
可以相信5位经纪人中不会有人建议你把全部(或一部份)资金投入佩里威格斯公司。
Certainly, the sinking of Indonesia and the folding of the plates has not completed, but the S American roll is trying to start.
当然,印尼的下沉和板块的折叠还没有结束,但南美的滚动正试图开始。
Every time I got to the dentist I get a sinking feeling as soon as I enter the waiting room.
每次我去看牙医时,一走进候诊室我就有一种恐惧感。
They were in the saloon of a sinking ship, looking up at him through the darkening water.
她们困在沉船客舱里,透过发暗的水体凝望他。
At least after the sinking of the Cheonan he won praise for not rushing into a military conflict.
至少在天安舰沉没后,由于没有仓促掀起一场军事冲突,李明博受到了赞誉。
Here the viewer looks down on an image of a flower bouquet seemingly sinking weightily , deeper and deeper, into a smooth vinyl surface.
从这里望下看,映入观众眼中的是正在往下坠的花束,它沉重地下降,愈来愈深,最后掉在平滑的树脂面上。
He gets out of the boat, but he doesn't have enough faith, he has a little faith, and his doubt causes him to start sinking.
他下了船,可是他没有足够的信,他有小信,他的疑惑使他开始下沉。
When precipitation occurs, some of it evaporates, some runs off the surface it strikes, and some sinking into the ground.
当降水发生后,一部分蒸发了,一部分离开它落地的表面了,还有一部分渗入了地面。
Far from sinking into irrelevance, desktop computer browsers have continued to evolve and become even more integral to how we use the Web.
远自被认为无关紧要,桌面电脑浏览器不断发展变成我们怎么利用互联网的一个整体的一部分。
The Zetas described roiling seas and occasional tsunami during the sinking of the Sunda Plate, and this seems to be what is happening.
齐塔人描述过在巽他板块下沉期间动荡的海水和偶尔的海啸,而这貌似就是正在发生的。