ADJECTIVE | VERB + SINK | SINK + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤bathroom, kitchen浴室洗滌池;廚房洗碗槽▸➤blocked, clogged (NAmE) 堵塞的洗滌池▸➤marble, porcelain, stainless-steel大理石/瓷製/不銹鋼洗滌池➤double雙槽洗滌池◇The kitchen had a double sink.廚房裏有雙槽洗滌池。VERB + SINK➤fill充滿水池◇She filled the sink with hot water.她在洗滌槽裏放滿熱水。➤block, clog (NAmE) 堵塞洗滌池▸➤clear, unblock, unclog (NAmE) 疏通洗滌池➤install安裝洗滌池◇You can install a new sink in the kitchen.你可以在廚房裏裝一個新洗碗槽。SINK + NOUN➤unit (BrE) 一套洗滌台▸➤plunger (BrE) 搋子◇I bought a sink plunger to clear the blocked kitchen sink.我買了一個拔子來疏通堵塞的廚房洗碗槽。➤faucet, tap (BrE) 洗滌池水龍頭➤counter (NAmE) 洗滌台◇the sink counter in the bathroom浴室裏的洗滌台PREPOSITION➤at the sink在洗滌槽旁◇She was at the sink, washing the dishes.她正在水槽旁洗碗。➤down the sink倒在洗滌槽裏◇Don't pour coffee grounds down the kitchen sink.不要把咖啡渣倒在廚房洗碗槽裏。➤in the sink在洗滌槽裏◇Put the dishes in the sink.把盤子放在洗碗槽裏。sink
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1in water, mud, etc.水裏;泥裏ADVERB | VERB + SINK | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤slowly慢慢下沉▸➤fast快速下沉◇Duane was in waist-deep and sinking fast.杜安陷到了齊腰深的地方,而且還在快速下沉。➤down向下沉◇She sank down into the soft soil.她陷進鬆軟的泥土裏。➤deep深深地沉下去◇His boots sank deep into the mud.他的靴子深深地陷進了泥裏。➤nearly幾乎沉下去◇The boat nearly sank under the increased weight.船的載重增加後,幾乎要沉下去。VERB + SINK➤begin to, start to開始下沉PREPOSITION➤below, beneath沉到⋯之下◇We watched the boat sink beneath the waves.我們看着小船被波濤吞沒。➤into沉入⋯◇Our feet sank deep into the soft sand as we walked.我們一邁步,腳就深深陷進鬆軟的沙裏。➤to, up to沒至⋯◇He sank up to his knees in the mud.他陷進沒膝深的泥裏。PHRASES➤sink like a stone快速下沉◇The box sank like a stone.盒子很快沉了下去。➤sink or swim (figurative) 沉淪或自救◇In a situation like this, you either sink or swim.在這樣的情況下不自救必沉淪。➤sink to the bottom (of sth)沉到⋯底◇The ship had sunk to the bottom of the sea.那隻船已沉到了海底。➤sink under the weight (of sth) (oftenfigurative) 因(⋯)重壓下沉◇The airline industry is sinking under the weight of its losses.因虧損拖累,航空業正走向衰退。➤sink without trace未留痕跡地沉沒◇It seemed as though the ship had sunk without trace.那艘船沉沒後似乎沒有留下一絲痕跡。sink
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2fall/sit down倒下;坐下ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤wearily疲憊地坐下▸➤gratefully求之不得地倒下◇I sank gratefully into the warm, dry bed.我一下躺倒在溫暖乾爽的牀上。➤gracefully優雅地坐下▸➤low往下坐◇The sun was sinking lower.太陽漸漸落下。➤back, down坐回去;倒下◇Dexter sank back into his seat.德克斯特又坐回到座位上。PREPOSITION➤into陷入⋯◇He sank lower into his chair.他坐在椅子上的身子又往下陷了陷。➤onto坐到⋯◇She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet.她優雅地坐到他腳邊的墊子上。PHRASES➤sink below the horizon落下地平線◇The sun had sunk below the horizon.太陽落下了地平線。➤sink to the floor, sink to the ground癱倒在地◇She sank to the ground and started to cry.她癱倒在地,哭了起來。➤sink to your knees跪下◇He sank to his knees, grasping at his stomach.他跪下來,緊捂着腹部。sink
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3become weaker/worse減弱;變糟ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤quickly, rapidly迅速/很快減弱◇Virgil rapidly sank into depression.弗吉爾很快變得消沉抑鬱。➤gradually逐漸減弱◇The project gradually sank into oblivion.該項目漸漸被淡忘。PREPOSITION➤into減弱到⋯狀態PHRASES➤sink to a new low, sink to new lows (bothfigurative) 降到⋯新低◇With this article the newspaper has sunk to a new low.因為這篇文章的緣故,這家報紙的銷量降到了歷史新低。