时间: 2025-04-26 02:47:59
美: [sɪŋk]
英: [sɪŋk]
vi. 下沉；消沉；渗透
vt. 使下沉；挖掘；使低落
n. 水槽；洗涤槽；污水坑
n. (Sink)人名；(英、瑞典)辛克
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 02:47:59
字面意思：
Sink的字面含义是“下沉”或“陷入”，通常指物体在水中或其它液体中下沉。
定义：
作为动词，sink指“沉入水中”或“降低到某水平”；作为名词，sink指“水槽”或“洗涤槽”。
词性：
词源分析：
Sink源自古英语单词“sincan”，意为“下沉”，与日耳曼语族的多个语言有相似词根，表明其与下沉或降低相关的意义。
历史背景：
Sink这个词在文献中首次出现的时间可以追溯到古英语时期，约公元前8世纪。它在文学作品中的使用可以见于早期的英诗和故事中。
课本：
在*的英语教材中，sink通常在初中和高中阶段出现；在牛津和美国的教材中，可能在初学者和中级学者的课本中。
正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：
在法律文件中，sink可能用来描述某种状态的下降，如“sink into debt”（陷入债务）。在科学领域，它可能描述生物体在水中的沉降。
The ship started to sink after hitting the iceberg.
这艘船在撞上冰山后开始下沉。
Don’t let your dreams sink; keep pursuing them!
不要让你的梦想沉没；继续追求它们！
She washed the dishes in the sink.
她在水槽里洗碗。
The news of the scandal made his reputation sink.
丑闻的消息使他的名声下滑。
If you drop that stone in the water, it will sink.
如果你把那个石头扔进水里，它会沉下去。
*. The economy seems to sink deeper into recession.
经济似乎正陷入更深的衰退。
He felt his heart sink when he realized he forgot the appointment.
当他意识到自己忘记了约会时，他感到心沉了下去。
The kitchen sink is clogged and needs to be fixed.
厨房水槽堵了，需要修理。
同义词：
反义词：
以上是对“sink”这个单词的全面分析与学*，希望对您理解和应用这个词有所帮助！
[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. (固定在厨房里的) 洗涤槽; (固定在浴室里的) 洗脸盆
例：The sink was full of dirty dishes.水池里满是脏碟子。
例：The bathroom is furnished with 2 toilets, 2 showers, and 2 sinks.卫生间里装有2个便池，2个淋浴器和2个洗脸盆。
[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. 使沉没; 下沉
例：In a naval battle your aim is to sink the enemy's ship.在海战中，你的目标是要击沉敌舰。
例：The boat was beginning to sink fast.那艘船开始迅速下沉。
[V-I] If something sinks, it disappears below the surface of a mass of water. 沉没
例：A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float.新鲜鸡蛋会下沉，旧鸡蛋会浮起来。
[V-I] If something sinks, it moves slowly downward. 下沉
例：Far off to the west the sun was sinking.远远的，太阳在西边落下。
[V-I] If something sinks to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard. 下降
例：Share prices would have sunk – hurting small and big investors.股票价格本来会下跌–伤及大大小小的投资者。
例：Pay increases have sunk to around seven percent.工资增长已下降到7％左右。
[V-I] If your heart or your spirits sink, you become depressed or lose hope. (心情) 沮丧; (情绪) 低落
例：My heart sank because I thought he was going to dump me for another girl.我的心情沮丧，因为我认为他要把我甩了，去追求另一个姑娘。
[V-T/V-I] If something sharp sinks or is sunk into something solid, it goes deeply into it. 深深切入
例：I sank my teeth into a peppermint cream.我的牙齿咬住了一块薄荷奶油糖。
[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 (矿井)
例：...the site where Stephenson sank his first mineshaft.…斯蒂芬森挖第一口矿井时的旧址。
[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 (资金)
例：He has already sunk $25 million into the project.他已经在这个项目投入了2500万美元。
[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
例：I think athletes sink or swim depending on how they motivate themselves.我认为运动员的成败取决于他们如何激励自己。