"sunk" in Chinese (Traditional)
沉沒沉下
Definition
「sunk」是「sink」的過去分詞與過去式,意思是某物沉到表面之下,通常是水裡。也可以比喻指失敗或失去。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常用於表示沉入水中(如'the ship has sunk'),也可以比喻(如'my heart sunk')。不是單純的掉下,重點在徹底沉沒或失去。常見於'has/have sunk'等搭配,或作形容詞(如'sunk cost')。
Examples
The boat has sunk in the lake.
小船在湖裡**沉沒**了。
All the rocks quickly sunk to the bottom.
所有石頭很快都**沉下**到了底部。
The treasure was sunk deep under the sea.
寶藏被**沉沒**在深海裡。
My heart sunk when I heard the bad news.
聽到這個壞消息,我的心都**沉下去了**。
By the time help arrived, the car had already sunk.
救援到達時,車已經**沉沒**了。
After all those mistakes, their hopes had completely sunk.
犯了那麼多錯誤後,他們的希望已經完全**破滅**了。