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sinks

UK //sɪŋks//US //sɪŋks//

词源

源自古英语 'sincan',意为下沉或下降,与德语 'sinken' 和荷兰语 'zinken' 同源。

noun

❶ 指厨房或浴室中用于洗涤的水槽,通常配有水龙头和排水系统。

“She washed the dishes in the kitchen sink.”

(她在厨房的水槽里洗盘子。)

“The bathroom sink was clogged with hair.”

(浴室的水槽被头发堵住了。)

同义词:basin, washbasin, washbowl

verb

❶ 指物体因重力或外力作用缓慢或快速地下沉或下降,常用于描述船只或物体在水中下沉。

“The ship slowly sank into the ocean.”

(船慢慢沉入海中。)

“The stone sank to the bottom of the pond.”

(石头沉到了池塘底部。)

同义词:submerge, descend, drop

常见短语

sink in — 指某件事或信息逐渐被理解或意识到,常用于描述需要时间消化的感受或事实。

“It took a while for the news to sink in.”

(这个消息花了一些时间才被完全理解。)

sink or swim — 指在困难或挑战面前,要么成功适应,要么失败,常用于形容必须靠自己的情况。

“On his first day, he was thrown into the job with no training—it was sink or swim.”

(第一天上班时,他没有任何培训就被扔进了工作中——要么适应,要么失败。)