sink/sɪŋk/ (sank或sunk，sunk或sunken)

vi

1. 沉没；下沉

• The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. 泰坦尼克号在撞到冰山后沉没了。

• Wood doesn't sink. 木头不会下沉。

2. (日、月等)落下

• The sun was sinking in the west. 太阳慢慢西沉。

3. 渐渐进入，陷入

• After hearing the bad news we sank into grief. 听到坏消息后，我们陷入了悲痛。

• The baby sank into a deep sleep. 宝宝沉沉入睡了。

4. (数目、价格等)减少，下降

• The value of stocks sank a lot. 股票的价格跌了很多。

• The company's reputation was sinking. 这家公司的信誉逐渐下降。

5. (声音等)降低，减弱

• His voice sank into a whisper. 他的声音得如耳语。

6. 失望，消沉，堕落

• The man has sunk to the depths of taking drugs. 那个人已经堕落到吸毒的地步。

vt

1. 使下降；使沉没

• A violent typhoon can sink ships. 强台风能使船只沉没。

2. 使…变低；使…下降

• sink the price 降价

• sink one's voice to a whisper 压低音量变成耳语

3. 使陷入，使沉浸于

• The man had been sitting there, sunk in thought for a long time. 那个人一直坐在那里，沉思了许久。

4. 挖，埋进；打入

• sink a fence post 打篱笆桩

• sink a nail into the wall 把钉子钉入墙里

5. (常指无利润的)投资于

• The man sank all his money on the stake. 那个人把所有的钱都投在了赌注上。

• He sank all his property in the gambling. 他把所有的财产都赔在赌博上了。

6. 不计较，掩饰；抑制

• We must sink our disagreements and work together. 我们必须摒弃分歧共同工作。

• The man sank his worries in drink. 那个人借酒浇愁。

7. 【篮】 投球入篮

sink one's teeth into 见tooth sink or swim

1. 自己闯荡

• The man began to sink or swim when he was very young. 这个人很年轻的时候就开始独立谋生。

2. 不论成败与否

• Sink or swim, I'll go on. 无论成败，我都要坚持。