"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。