"sinking" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 下沉
• 沉没

Definition

通常指下沉到水下的过程，也可比喻失败或情况变糟。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Sinking”多用于描述物体下沉（如船只沉没），也可以形容内心失落或情势变坏（如“a sinking feeling”）。在英语中常见于进行时或描述性语境。

Examples

The boat is sinking fast.

船正在很快**下沉**。

He tried to stop the car from sinking in the mud.

他试图阻止汽车**陷入**泥里。

The rock kept sinking to the bottom of the pool.

石头一直**沉**到泳池底。

I got a sinking feeling when I heard the news.

听到消息时我有一种**不祥的预感**。

The city is slowly sinking into the sea each year.

这座城市每年都在慢慢**下沉**到海里。

With no support, the project was basically sinking from the start.

没有支持，这个项目一开始就在**走下坡路**。