sinks
sinks — 名詞
- sinkssingular
- sinksesplural
1. a bowl-shaped fixture connected to water pipes and set into a wall where people
水槽
廚房或浴室的洗滌槽
a bowl-shaped fixture connected to water pipes and set into a wall where people clean dishes or wash their hands
Soraya put the breakfast plates in the sink and ran hot water over them.
Soraya 把早餐盤子放進水槽，然後打開熱水沖洗。
the sink — definite article for specific fixture
Andrés scrubbed the kitchen sink with a sponge after the dinner guests left.
Andrés 在晚餐客人離開後，用海綿用力刷洗廚房水槽。
collocation: kitchen sink / bathroom sink
Noor noticed a small crack near the drain of the old bathroom sink.
Noor 注意到舊浴室水槽排水口附近有一道小裂縫。
Brooke filled the bathroom sink with warm water to wash her face.
Brooke 在浴室水槽裝了溫水來洗臉。
文法句型
the sink
a sink
用法筆記
Often modified by the room name: kitchen sink, bathroom sink. A laundry sink is a larger, deeper version used in utility rooms.
常見錯誤
2. a hollow area in the landscape where the earth has collapsed or water naturally
塌陷坑
地表因塌陷形成的凹陷處
a hollow area in the landscape where the earth has collapsed or water naturally gathers, often formed by erosion or dissolving rock beneath the surface
Water from the heavy storm drained into a natural sink in the field.
大暴雨的雨水流入田野中的一個天然塌陷坑。
collocation: natural sink
The hikers found a large sink where the ground had caved in after the earthquake.
登山健行者發現了一個大地陷坑，地震後那裡的地面塌了下去。
Farmers worried when a sink opened near their wheat fields last spring.
農夫們擔心去年春天田地附近出現的一個塌陷坑。
After the spring thaw, the natural sink behind the barn filled with rainwater.
春季融雪之後，穀倉後面的天然塌陷坑積滿了雨水。
文法句型
a sink
the sink
用法筆記
Frequently appears with modifiers like natural sink, limestone sink, or simply sinkhole. In formal geology, sink is used interchangeably with sinkhole or doline.
sinks — 動詞
- sinkspresent simple I / you / we / they
- sinkses3rd person singular
- sinksing-ing form
- sinksedpast simple
1. to move downward through water, mud, or other fluid material until going below t
下沉；沉沒
在液體或軟物中下降
to move downward through water, mud, or other fluid material until going below the surface — for example, a stone dropping to the bottom of a lake, or someone gradually going down into deep snow
The wooden boat began to sink after hitting a sharp rock near the shore.
那艘木船撞到岸邊一塊尖銳的岩石後開始下沉。
intransitive: boat + sink
Selim watched the ice cubes sink slowly in his glass of iced tea.
Selim 看著冰塊在他那杯冰茶中慢慢下沉。
Minh's boots sank deep into the mud behind the old red barn.
Minh 的靴子深深陷入舊紅穀倉後面的泥巴裡。
The sun sank below the ocean horizon at exactly seven that evening.
那天傍晚七點整，太陽沉入海平線下。
文法句型
sink + adverb/preposition
sink + object + adverb/preposition
用法筆記
When used intransitively, the subject is what goes down (The ship sank). When transitive, someone causes the descent (They sank the ship). Distinguish from sense 2 (FALL TO LOWER STATE) which involves a drop in level, position, or condition rather than immersion in a substance.
常見錯誤
2. to drop to a lower position, amount, or physical level, or to gradually move int
下降；跌落
降至較低位置、數量或狀態
to drop to a lower position, amount, or physical level, or to gradually move into a particular condition — for example, prices sinking, someone sinking into a chair, or spirits sinking with bad news
Tech shares sank by twelve percent after the company missed its sales targets.
那家科技公司未達銷售目標後，股價下跌了百分之十二。
intransitive: prices/numbers + sink
Eli sank into the old armchair after a very long day at work.
Eli 在工作了漫長的一天之後，一屁股坐進舊扶手椅裡。
sink into + furniture for relaxing
Temperatures in Sapporo sank to minus eight during the cold January nights.
札幌的氣溫在一月寒冷的夜晚降至零下八度。
Brooke's voice sank to a whisper so nobody else could hear her.
Brooke 把聲音壓低到耳語的程度，以免別人聽到。
Zuri's heart sank when she saw the long queue at the ticket counter.
Zuri 看到售票口前排著長長的隊伍，心都沉了。
文法句型
sink + adverb/preposition
sink + noun + adverb/preposition
用法筆記
Frequently used with into to describe settling into a position (sink into a chair) or a state (sink into depression). The figurative use heart sank describes a sudden feeling of disappointment. Distinguish from sense 1 (GO BELOW SURFACE) which involves immersion in a substance.
常見錯誤
3. to successfully strike or send a ball with a club, cue, or hand so that it goes
投進；擊入
將球擊入球洞或籃框
to successfully strike or send a ball with a club, cue, or hand so that it goes into a hole, pocket, or basket in ball games that use a target area
Mathieu sank a long putt to win the golf tournament on Sunday.
Mathieu 在星期天的高爾夫錦標賽中推桿進洞，贏得了比賽。
golf: sink a putt
Imran sank the final shot from beyond the three-point line.
Imran 在三分線外投進了最後一球。
basketball: sink a shot
Owen sank the black ball into the corner pocket to win the match.
Owen 把黑球打進角落的球袋，贏了那場比賽。
Baraka sank two free throws in the last minute of the game.
Baraka 在比賽最後一分鐘罰球連進兩球。
文法句型
sink + object (ball) + in/into + hole/pocket
用法筆記
Used across multiple ball sports, each with its own collocation: sink a putt (golf), sink a basket/shot (basketball), sink a ball (snooker/pool/billiards). The object is always the ball or a type of shot.
常見錯誤
4. to bore an opening in the earth or to place something firmly into the ground so
挖掘；打入
在地上挖洞或將物品埋入土中
to bore an opening in the earth or to place something firmly into the ground so that it stays in position — for example, sinking a well for water or driving posts into the soil for a fence
Workers sank a deep well behind the school to provide drinking water.
工人們在學校後面挖了一口深井，以提供飲用水。
sink a well — fixed collocation
Mateo sank fence posts into the ground along the edge of the garden.
Mateo 沿著花園的邊緣把籬笆樁打入土中。
sink + object + into + ground
The road crew sank metal posts into the ground along the new highway route.
築路工人沿著新高速公路的路線把金屬樁打入土中。
Quinn sank a wooden fence post into the hole and packed soil around it.
Quinn 把一根木製籬笆樁打入洞中，然後把周圍的土壓實。
- dig
more general; dig focuses on the action of removing earth, while sink often implies reaching a specific depth or placing something
- embed
to fix something firmly in a surrounding mass, more formal and not specific to ground
- bury
to cover completely with earth, whereas sink usually means placing only part of an object into the ground
文法句型
sink + object + into + ground
用法筆記
The most common objects are well, post, pipe, foundation, and pile. When referring to digging, the object is the hole itself (sink a shaft). When placing, the object is what goes into the ground (sink a post).
常見錯誤
5. to ruin a plan, business, project, or person's chances, especially by causing fi
使失敗；毀掉
導致計劃或事業失敗
to ruin a plan, business, project, or person's chances, especially by causing financial loss or serious damage to their reputation
The scandal sank the senator's chances of winning the election.
這起醜聞毀掉了那位參議員當選的機會。
sink + chances — common figurative use
High operating costs sank the restaurant within six months of opening.
高昂的營運成本讓那家餐廳開業六個月就倒閉了。
Imran's bad investment sank his entire retirement savings fund.
Imran 的錯誤投資讓他整筆退休儲蓄血本無歸。
The new evidence sank the prosecutor's case against the suspect completely.
新的證據徹底摧毀了檢方對嫌犯的起訴案。
文法句型
sink + object (business/project/plan/chances)
用法筆記
The subject is typically a negative event, cost, or discovery. The object is a plan, business, career, or reputation. Not used for physical destruction — that is sense 1 or 4.