sunk
sunk — 動詞
- sunkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- sunks3rd person singular
- sunking-ing form
- sunkedpast simple
1. the form of the verb 'sink' used to describe something that went down below the
沉沒（過去）
sink的過去簡單式及過去分詞
the form of the verb 'sink' used to describe something that went down below the surface of water or another liquid in the past, or to refer to a past situation where something moved downward, became worse, or failed completely.
The fishing boat sunk during the storm, and the crew swam to shore.
暴風雨中那艘漁船沉沒了，船員們游到了岸邊。
past simple of 'sink' — literal
Kevin had sunk all his savings into the cafe before it closed down.
Kevin 在咖啡館倒閉前，已經把所有積蓄都投了進去。
past participle with 'had' — perfect tense
Her heart sunk when she read the email saying the scholarship was cancelled.
看到那封通知獎學金取消的郵件時，她的心沉了下去。
The cruiser had already sunk before the rescue boats arrived on the scene.
那艘巡洋艦在救援船抵達前就已沉沒。
文法句型
have/has/had + sunk (perfect)
be + sunk (passive)
用法筆記
This is the irregular past simple and past participle form of 'sink'. The regular past simple 'sank' is also used in formal writing for the past tense; 'sunk' is more common as the past participle in perfect tenses (have sunk, had sunk).
常見錯誤
sunk — 形容詞
- sunkpositive
- sunkercomparative
- sunkestsuperlative
1. in a situation where there is no way to avoid failure, loss, or serious trouble
完蛋；無救
陷入無法擺脫的困境
in a situation where there is no way to avoid failure, loss, or serious trouble — like a ship that has gone under the water and cannot be saved.
If we miss the deadline, the whole deal is sunk and we lose the client.
如果我們錯過這個期限，整筆交易就完蛋了，客戶也會跑掉。
condition: be sunk if...
Ritu knew she was sunk when the exam had questions she never studied.
Ritu 看到考卷上有她完全沒讀過的題目時，就知道自己完了。
Without a backup generator, the hospital would be sunk during a city-wide power outage.
沒有備用發電機的話，這家醫院在整個城市停電時就完了。
After the main investor pulled out, Pedro felt his startup was completely sunk.
主要投資人撤資之後，Pedro 覺得他的新創公司徹底沒救了。
The kindergarten was sunk when the government cut all its funding for the year.
政府砍掉該學年所有經費時，那間幼兒園就完了。
文法句型
be + sunk
feel + sunk
be + completely / totally / absolutely + sunk
用法筆記
Only used predicatively (after 'be' or 'feel'), never before a noun. You can say 'the project is sunk' but not 'a sunk project'. Common with intensifiers like 'completely', 'totally', 'absolutely'.