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sink verb 1in water, mud, etc. 水里；泥里ADVERB | VERB + SINK | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBslowly 慢慢下沉fast 快速下沉◆Duane was in waist-deep and sinking fast.杜安陷到了齐腰深的地方，而且还在快速下沉。down 向下沉◆She sank down into the soft soil.她陷进松软的泥土里。deep 深深地沉下去◆His boots sank deep into the mud.他的靴子深深地陷进了泥里。nearly 几乎沉下去◆The boat nearly sank under the increased weight.船的载重增加后，几乎要沉下去。VERB + SINKbegin to, start to 开始下沉PREPOSITIONbelow, beneath 沉到⋯之下◆We watched the boat sink beneath the waves.我们看着小船被波涛吞没。into 沉入⋯◆Our feet sank deep into the soft sand as we walked.我们一迈步，脚就深深陷进松软的沙里。to, up to 没至⋯◆He sank up to his knees in the mud.他陷进没膝深的泥里。PHRASESsink 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) 沉沦或自救◆In a situation like this, you either sink or swim.在这样的情况下不自救必沉沦。sink to the bottom (of sth) 沉到⋯底◆The ship had sunk to the bottom of the sea.那只船已沉到了海底。sink under the weight (of sth) (often figurative) 因（⋯）重压下沉◆The airline industry is sinking under the weight of its losses.因亏损拖累，航空业正走向衰退。sink without trace 未留痕迹地沉没◆It seemed as though the ship had sunk without trace.那艘船沉没后似乎没有留下一丝痕迹。 |