词组 | sink |
释义 | sink If something sinks, it moves slowly downwards. Sink is especially used to say that something moves downwards below the surface of water. The boat was sinking. To sink a ship means to cause it to sink. The submarine was ordered to intercept the damaged ship and sink her by torpedo. ◊ 'sank' The past tense of 'sink' is sank, not 'sunk' or 'sinked'. The aircraft carrier blew up and sank at once. The boat sank to the bottom of the lake. ◊ 'sunk' The past participle is sunk. The leading craft was sunk almost immediately by the artillery. ◊ 'sunken' Sunken is an adjective, used in front of a noun. You use it to describe things which have sunk to the bottom of the sea or a lake. ...the remains of a sunken battleship. |
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