Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
sink
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb (sank ) or (less frequent sunk, sunk)
in water / mud, etc.
1 [V] to go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance:
The ship sank to the bottom of the sea. * We're sinking! * The wheels started to sink into the mud. * The little boat sank beneath the waves. * to sink like a stone
boat
2 [VN] to damage a boat or ship so that it goes below the surface of the sea, etc:
a battleship sunk by a torpedo * Bombs sank all four carriers.
fall / sit down
3 [V+adv./prep.] (of a person) to move downwards, especially by falling or sitting down:
I sank into an armchair. * She sank back into her seat, exhausted. * The old man had sunk to his knees.
move downwards
4 [V] (of an object) to move slowly downwards:
The sun was sinking in the west. * The foundations of the building are starting to sink.
decrease
5 [V] to decrease in amount, volume, strength, etc:
The pound has sunk to its lowest recorded level against the dollar. * He is clearly sinking fast (= getting weaker quickly and will soon die).
of voice
6 [V] (written) to become quieter:
Her voice sank to a whisper.
dig in ground
7 [VN] to make a deep hole in the ground:
to sink a well / shaft / mine
8 [VN] to place sth in the ground by digging:
to sink a post into the ground
seealsoSUNKEN
prevent success
9 [VN] (informal) to prevent sb or sb's plans from succeeding:
I think I've just sunk my chances of getting the job. * If the car breaks down, we'll be sunk (= have serious problems).
ball
10 [VN] to hit a ball into a hole in golf or SNOOKER:
He sank a 12-foot putt to win the match.
alcohol
11 [VN] (BrE, informal) to drink sth quickly, especially a large amount of alcohol:
We sank three pints each in 10 minutes.
IDIOMS
be sunk in sth to be in a state of unhappiness or deep thought:
She just sat there, sunk in thought.
(like rats) deserting / leaving a sinking ship (humorous, disapproving) used to talk about people who leave an organization, a company, etc. that is having difficulties, without caring about the people who are left:
I might have known he'd be the first rat to desert this sinking ship!
sink your differences to agree to forget about your disagreements:
We need to sink our differences and present a united opposition to the plan.
a / that sinking feeling (informal) an unpleasant feeling that you get when you realize that sth bad has happened or is going to happen:
I had a horrible sinking feeling when I saw the ambulance outside the house.
sink or swim to be in a situation where you will either succeed by your own efforts or fail completely:
The new students were just left to sink or swim.
sink so low
