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"sunk" in Chinese (Simplified)

沉没沉下

Definition

“Sunk”是“sink”的过去分词和过去式,表示某物沉到表面以下,通常是水下。它也可比喻表示失败或丧失。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于沉入水中(如 'the ship has sunk'),也可引申为比喻(如 'my heart sunk')。不是简单的掉落,强调完全沉没或消失。常与 'has/have sunk' 搭配,或作形容词,如 'sunk cost'。

Examples

The boat has sunk in the lake.

小船在湖里**沉没**了。

All the rocks quickly sunk to the bottom.

所有石头很快都**沉下**去了底部。

The treasure was sunk deep under the sea.

宝藏被**沉没**在深海里。

My heart sunk when I heard the bad news.

听到这个坏消息,我的心都**沉下去了**。

By the time help arrived, the car had already sunk.

救援到达时,车已经**沉没**了。

After all those mistakes, their hopes had completely sunk.

犯了那么多错误后,他们的希望已经彻底**破灭**了。