sink

• 指固定在厨房或浴室中、连接水管和下水道的洗涤槽，用于洗手、洗碗或其他物品。

A noun referring to a fixed basin, typically in a kitchen or bathroom, connected to a water supply and drainage system, used for washing hands, dishes, or other items.

1. Kitchen or bathroom fixtureA1formal

   A basin with a drain and usually running water, used for washing hands, dishes, or food.

   水槽

   • She washed the dishes in the kitchen sink.
   • He left the tap running in the bathroom sink.
   • The plumber fixed the leak under the sink.

   同义词basinlavatorywashbasinwashbowl

2. Place of corruption or viceC1formal

   A place or situation regarded as a center of corruption, crime, or immorality.

   罪恶的渊薮

   • The city was described as a sink of iniquity.
   • That neighborhood is a sink of crime and poverty.
   • The club was known as a sink of vice.

   同义词cesspooldenholepitsewersty

• 动词，表示下沉或向下移动，尤指沉入液体表面以下，也可表示使某物下沉。

A verb used to indicate the act of descending or moving downward, especially below the surface of a liquid, or to cause something to do so.

不规则动词

1. Go down below surfaceA2formal

   To go down below the surface of a liquid or soft substance.

   下沉

   • The ship began to sink after hitting the iceberg.
   • He watched the stone sink to the bottom of the lake.
   • The heavy rain caused the ground to sink in places.

   同义词dipgo underplungesettlesubmerge

   反义词floatrisesurface

2. Decrease or declineB1formal

   To move to a lower level or position; to decrease in value, amount, or strength.

   下降

   • The sun sank below the horizon.
   • Her spirits sank when she heard the bad news.
   • The stock market sank sharply after the announcement.

   同义词declinedecreasediminishdropdwindlefallplungeslump

   反义词ascendclimbincreaserisesoarsurge

3. B2informal

   To gradually become worse or fail.

   陷入衰退

   • The company sank into debt after the failed merger.
   • He sank into a deep depression after losing his job.
   • The project sank due to lack of funding.

   同义词collapsedeclinedegeneratedeterioratefailfoundergo underslideslipworsen

   反义词flourishimproverecoverrisesucceed

短语动词变体sink in