Word · Frequency #2585
sank
消沉；沮丧；体力不支
sank is the past of sink (irregular).
核心释义
to become sad, discouraged, or weak; to lose strength
- 1.
减少或使减少。
To diminish or be diminished.
- 2.
感到压抑或沮丧；体力不支。
To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
- 3.
水量减少,如河流；消退；体积或视在高度变小。
To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
消退；回落；减退；减少；缩小；减弱；减少或使减少。；感到压抑或沮丧；体力不支。；水量减少,如河流；消退；体积或视在高度变小。
用法In use
The water level in the swimming pool sank quickly because there was a leak.
用法提示：sank 为 sink 的过去式，作不及物动词，表示水位下降、减少。
Temperatures often sink below 0°C here in winter.
用法提示：sink 在此为动词原形，表示温度降至更低数值。
His confidence sank after he failed the driving test again.
用法提示：sank 表示信心减弱、程度降低。
sink into sth
into 后接所陷入的情绪或状态，多含消极意味。
He sank into despair after losing his job.
失业后，他陷入了绝望。
sink to sth
to 后接下降后所达到的程度、数值或状态。
Her voice sank to a whisper.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sink to a new low
- 跌至新低
- The company's share price sank to a new low last week.上周该公司的股价跌至新低。
- sink into despair
- 陷入绝望
- After losing his job, he sank into despair.失业后，他陷入了绝望。
- one's spirits sink
- 情绪低落；心情沉下去
- Her spirits sank when she heard the news.听到那个消息，她的情绪一下低落下来。
- sink deeper into debt
- 在债务中越陷越深
- The family sank deeper into debt after the accident.那场事故之后，这家人债务越陷越深。
- sink below zero
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象水槽(sink)里的水慢慢流走，水面下降、东西沉底，正对应“减少、消退、消沉”的意思。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：financial reports、statistics and data discussions、environmental descriptions (e.g., river levels, volume) 这里取“减少、降低”这一义项。sink 在此义上通常属于中性偏正式的动词，多用于书面或较正式的口语中，如市场数据下降、水位消退等；日常口语里更常见的是 go down 或 drop。
语法说明Grammar Note
sink 既可作及物动词（使下沉）也可作不及物动词（下沉）
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with "sink": they share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ followed by /ŋk/. Beware of lookalikes like "sign" (/saɪn/) or "sigh" (/saɪ/), which look similar but sound completely different.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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