"sinking" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 下沉
• 沉沒

Definition

通常指下沉到水下的過程，也可比喻失敗或情況變糟。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Sinking”多用於描述物體下沉（如船隻沉沒），也可以形容內心失落或情勢變壞（如“a sinking feeling”）。在英語中常見於進行時或描述性語境。

Examples

The boat is sinking fast.

船正在很快**下沉**。

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

他試圖阻止汽車**陷入**泥裡。

The rock kept sinking to the bottom of the pool.

石頭一直**沉**到泳池底。

I got a sinking feeling when I heard the news.

聽到消息時我有一種**不祥的預感**。

The city is slowly sinking into the sea each year.

這座城市每年都在慢慢**下沉**到海裡。

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

沒有支持，這個項目一開始就在**走下坡路**。