sinking

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

v.
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。
We're sinking!
我们正在下沉!
The wheels started to sink into the mud.
车轮渐渐陷进泥里。
to sink like a stone
立即沉没
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
9.
[t]
~ 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。
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。
alcohol
11.
[t]
~ sth
猛喝;灌to drink sth quickly, especially a large amount of alcohol
n.
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。
adj.
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
a sink school
贫困地区的学校

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

n.
1.
沉没;沉下;低陷,塌下,凹下
2.
试掘;投资
3.
【建】孔;凹处
4.
(饥饿,劳苦等造成的)衰弱
v.
1.
“sink”的现在分词

英英解释

v.

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--帝王统治之下陷入一种混乱状态之中

Love wanted to persevere until the last possible moment. When the island was most sinking, Love decided to ask for help.

坚持最后时刻海岛即将沉没爱心决定求助

Speaking at the talks, Mr Wen said avoiding conflict between the Koreas was "most urgent" , but did not apportion blame for the sinking.

总理会谈朝鲜半岛内部避免冲突最为紧要”,但是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.

缅因沉没古巴人而言无所谓

The ship was sinking. Pollack talked to the horse in a low, warm voice. He did not want to leave the animal .

正在下沉波来克低微亲切声音不愿离开牲口

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.

穿着完全头部另一方面手下沉深入红色主人已经安排

Jesus commanded the people not to leave the ship when it appeared to be sinking.

耶稣命令人们时候不要离开

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.

国务卿克林顿首尔举行亚洲最后星期早些时候世界责任采取行动下沉

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.

马丁心情沉重走进厨房通通脸膛道里样子一样侵蚀

Meaning : He seemed to fall into a sleep like condition. Suddenly he felt as if he were sinking in a violent ocean.

进入朦胧状态骤然间感觉自己掉进滔滔洪水当中不断下沉

Today, we face another serious challenge provoked by the sinking of the South Korean ship, '' she said at the opening ceremony.

如今韩国警戒沉没促使我们面对另一个严峻挑战,”会议开幕式表示

This is often blamed on erosion, the tides eating the land, another establishment excuse during the sinking process.

经常推诿潮汐内陆侵蚀下沉期间权势集团另一个借口

They said the sinking revealed that years of spending and training had still left the country vulnerable to surprise attacks.

他们沉船事件暴露出常年军费投入训练国家存在突袭风险

If you know when to climb out of the water, you'll not have to worry about sinking or swimming in marriage.

婚姻假如知道什么时候出水不会担心是否

Dead, sinking phytoplankton cells are the primary means of removing carbon from the ocean's euphotic zone near the surface.

死去下沉浮游植物细胞主要作用吸收接近海洋表面透光

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.

这里想知道老师有没有发现有时候虽然这里心思已经别的地方

Navy officials said the sinking might have been caused by the influx of water after the fishing boat collided with the patrol ship.

海军官员沉没可能渔船巡逻相撞涌入造成

In Kingsley villa nearby lake, sinking a female corpse. Kingsley gardener Bill by the body as his wife.

金斯利别墅四周沉落女尸金斯利园丁尸体衣饰认定妻子

'I tried to imagine hopeful scenarios, but as time went on there was a sinking feeling, ' she said.

试着相像乐观情形随着时间过去越来越

Musharraf's sinking popularity has spurred speculation that he might declare a state of emergency to smother vocal opposition.

穆沙拉夫声望下降促使发表紧急声明遏制那些反对声音

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--帝王统治之下陷入一种混乱状态之中

When he was sinking, I reached through the water to his shock pate, and drew him up.

下沉伸手抓住一头乱发上来

I received this last part with some token of surprise and disorder, and had much ado to avoid sinking down.

听到最后感到惊慌好容易鼓起力气免得晕倒

Perhaps on some quiet night came the tremor of far-off drums, sinking, swelling, a tremor vast, faint.

也许万籁俱寂夜晚远处传来颤抖鼓声一阵一阵一阵一阵

We're sinking their ships all across the Atlantic.

我们整个大西洋辽阔海面击沉他们船只

The percentage of the world's Gross National Product represented by their economy was sinking by 10 percent with every decade.

他们经济世界国民生产总值比例十年下降10%。

He paused and watched his wife and daughter snapping photographs at the railing, an orange sun sinking into the city beyond them.

停下太太女儿船舷拍照蛋黄夕阳前方城市背后慢慢降下

It was I, " said a sailor of a Frank and manly appearance " and it was time, for you were sinking.

,”一个外貌诚实直爽水手说道,“真是千钧一发因为正在下沉。”

Phoebe paused, as if the word for the Italian police force might be sinking in.

菲比停顿仿佛这个意大利警察组织字眼置若罔闻

It was no less clear than the illusion of the evening sun sinking through the sky.

一切夕阳天际幻影那般清楚明白

My pressure on her hips, sinking my fingertips into every inch of you, 'cause I know that's what you want me to do.

压力臀部指尖因为知道就是什么

"It was as if they were in a sinking ship, " Williams recalls, "and we were a lifeboat passing by. "

当时情景即将沉没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控制连接线电平电平(+V)或是电平(0V)。

they were all three soon in the hall, and Harriet immediately sinking into a chair fainted away.

不一工夫他们门厅哈丽特立刻椅子上过去

Sinking beneath the surface, Hughes shut his eyes and held his breath.

休斯眼睛呼吸

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经纪人不会有人建议全部一部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.

当然印尼下沉板块折叠没有结束南美滚动试图开始

Every time I got to the dentist I get a sinking feeling as soon as I enter the waiting room.

每次牙医走进候诊一种恐惧

They were in the saloon of a sinking ship, looking up at him through the darkening water.

她们沉船客舱透过水体凝望

At least after the sinking of the Cheonan he won praise for not rushing into a military conflict.

至少沉没由于没有仓促掀起一场军事冲突李明博受到赞誉

Here the viewer looks down on an image of a flower bouquet seemingly sinking weightily , deeper and deeper, into a smooth vinyl surface.

这里观众正在往下花束沉重下降愈来愈深最后平滑树脂

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.

可是没有足够疑惑使开始下沉

When precipitation occurs, some of it evaporates, some runs off the surface it strikes, and some sinking into the ground.

降水发生一部分蒸发一部分离开落地表面一部分渗入地面

Far from sinking into irrelevance, desktop computer browsers have continued to evolve and become even more integral to how we use the Web.

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一个整体一部分

The Zetas described roiling seas and occasional tsunami during the sinking of the Sunda Plate, and this seems to be what is happening.

齐塔人描述板块下沉期间动荡海水偶尔海啸貌似就是正在发生