sinking
英 [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ]
美 [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ]
adj. (情绪突然)颓丧的，抑郁的，沮丧的
v. 下沉; 下陷; 沉没; 使下沉; 使沉没; 倒下; 坐下
sink的现在分词
n. 沉没
BNC.14866 / COCA.11636
柯林斯词典
英英释义
noun
- a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
- after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market
- he could not control the sinking of his legs
- a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
- they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic
- a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
- with a sinking heart
- a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach
双语例句
- This company was already a sinking ship.
这个公司已经是一艘沉船了。 - Take to the lifeboats! The ship is sinking.
快上救生艇！这船要沉了。 - If they carry on sinking boreholes then the land is likely to subside.
如果他们继续钻洞，地表很有可能下沉。 - The strength and density of debris retards or prevents coarse particles from sinking.
这种高强度和高密度的岩屑会妨碍或阻止粗颗粒下沉。 - Far off to the west the sun was sinking
远处夕阳西下。 - The security of freezing wall is the key problem of freezing shaft sinking in deep alluvium.
冻结壁的安全性是深厚冲积层中冻结凿井的关键问题。 - The ship is sinking, and I have to send a SOS.
船要沉了，我不得不发出紧急求救信号。 - In course of sinking the well-shaft they came upon a deposit of a very rare mineral.
他们在凿井的过程中，发现了一处稀有矿物矿床。 - Send out a distress signal; the ship is sinking.
发出求救信号吧，船正在下沉。 - He shouted to me that the boat was sinking.
他对我大声喊叫说船要沉了。