sinking
- 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
sinkingsinking
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
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.
倒下；坐下fall/sit down
3.[i]+ adv./prep.倒下；坐下to move downwards, especially by falling or sitting down
下降move downwards
4.[i]下沉；下陷；沉降to move slowly downwards
减弱become weaker
5.[i]降低；减少；减弱to decrease in amount, volume, strength, etc.
声音of voice
6.[i]变低；变小to become quieter
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
8.[t]~ sth (+ adv./prep.)埋入；打下to place sth in the ground by digging
使不成功prevent success
9.[t](informal)~ sth/sb使失败；使受挫；阻挠to prevent sb or sb's plans from succeeding
球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
be sunk in sth
陷入不快（或沉思）中to be in a state of unhappiness or deep thought
(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
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