sink

vi.

1. （船等）下沉；（日，月）落，沒
   The sun was sinking in the west.

   夕陽西下。

   The ship sank.

   船沉了。

2. （面頰等）下陷[（+in）]
3. （水面）低落，（地面）陷落
   His feet sank in the mud.

   他的腳陷進爛泥中。

4. （疲倦地）坐下，倒下；（頭，肩等）筋疲力盡地垂下[（+to/into/on）]
   She was stunned and sank to the ground.

   她被擊昏倒在地上。

   She fainted and sank to the ground.

   她昏倒在地上。

   He sank back into the chair.

   他筋疲力盡地倒在椅子上。

5. （聲音，風，價格等）降低；減弱；（在視野中）消失[（+to）]
   The wind has sunk down.

   風已減弱了。

   The flames sank down at last.

   火勢終於減弱了。

6. 墮落；衰微；衰弱；消沉[（+into）]
   The old man is sinking fast and won't live much longer.

   老人的健康急速衰退，活不長久了。

7. 滲透；深入；沉入[（+in/into）]
   The rain sank into the dry soil.

   雨水滲入乾涸的土壤。

vt.

1. 使下沉；使陷入；把……插入
   The submarine sank two ships.

   潛艇擊沉了兩艘船。

2. 使下垂
3. 挖掘；刻，雕
   The oil workers are sinking a well.

   石油工人正在打油井。

4. 降低（聲音，名譽等）
5. 投資於……[（+in/into）]
   He's sunk a large sum of money into buying a new house.

   他把一大筆錢投在買一幢新房子上面。

6. 抑制（激情等）；隱匿（證據等）；摒除（分歧等）
   They sank their differences and joined hands in the business.

   他們消除了分歧，攜手共進。

7. 搞垮，使完蛋