Sinking ship Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈʃɪp

SING-king SHIP

UK

sˈɪŋkɪŋ/ /ʃˈɪp

SING-king SHIP

التعريف

A 'sinking ship' is a situation or organization that is failing and unlikely to recover. It can describe something literally failing or be used as a metaphor for a hopeless cause.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Commonly used in business, politics, or personal situations to describe something clearly failing. Often appears in phrases like "rats leaving a sinking ship," meaning people abandon a failing cause. Informal and metaphorical; not used in very formal writing.

• Spanish: barco que se hunde - causa perdida - situación sin esperanza
• Portuguese (BR): navio afundando - caso perdido - situação sem esperança
• Portuguese (PT): navio a afundar - causa perdida - situação sem esperança
• Chinese (Simplified): 正在下沉的船 - 无望的处境
• Chinese (Traditional): 正在下沉的船 - 毫無希望的情況
• Hindi: डूबता जहाज़ - बर्बाद स्थिति
• Arabic: سفينة غارقة - وضع ميؤوس منه
• Bengali: ডুবন্ত জাহাজ - অনির্বাণ সংগঠন (রূপক অর্থে)
• Russian: тонущий корабль
• Japanese: 沈む船
• Vietnamese: con tàu chìm - tình huống vô vọng (nghĩa bóng)
• Korean: 침몰하는 배 - 망해가는 조직(비유적으로)
• Turkish: batan gemi - batmakta olan kurum (mecazi anlamda)
• Urdu: ڈوبتا ہوا جہاز
• Indonesian: kapal yang tenggelam - situasi tanpa harapan (kiasan)

جمل نموذجية

Nobody wants to invest in a sinking ship.

basic

Many employees left the sinking ship before the company closed.

basic

It felt like being on a sinking ship with no help coming.

basic

People are jumping off this sinking ship as fast as they can.

natural

No one wants to be the last one stuck on a sinking ship.

natural

When the project started going wrong, it quickly turned into a sinking ship.

natural