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"sink in" in Chinese (Traditional)

理解體會消化

Definition

當資訊或事實“sink in”時,你會逐漸開始真正理解或體會它。意思是經過一些時間後,才徹底明白某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是非正式表達,常用於重大消息或情感反應時。常見說法有:'讓它沉澱一下',用於比喻理解,非字面意思。

Examples

It took a while for the news to sink in.

這個消息過了一陣子才**理解**。

Let the idea sink in before you decide.

在決定前,讓這個想法好好**消化**一下。

The news didn’t sink in until the next day.

直到第二天才**體會到**這個消息。

It still hasn’t really sunk in that I got the job.

我還沒**完全反應過來**自己得了這個工作。

"Take a moment to let it sink in," she said after the shocking news.

她說:「花點時間讓它**消化一下吧**。」

Give him some time—it’ll sink in eventually.

給他點時間——他會慢慢**理解的**。