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"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。