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[subject] sink in
常用搭配 take time to sink in。
The news took a while to sink in.
这个消息过了好一会儿才被完全理解。
被完全理解；渐渐领悟；深深体会到
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被完全理解；渐渐领悟；深深体会到
To become completely known, felt, or understood.
The news took a while to sink in.
这个消息过了好一会儿才被完全理解。
完全被知晓、感受或理解。
To become completely known, felt, or understood.
sink in
Base
原形
sinks in
3rd person
第三人称单数
sinking in
-ing
现在分词
sank in
Past
过去式
sunk in
Past participle
过去分词
The idea slowly sinks in.
这个想法慢慢被理解了。
The warning finally sank in.
那个警告最终被完全理解了。
The water has sunk into the wood.
水已经渗入木头了。
sink in 为不规则短语动词，注意过去式和过去分词分别为 sank in 和 sunk in。
The teacher's explanation finally sank in, and I understood the math problem.
老师的解释终于被完全理解了，我明白了这道数学题。
It took a few minutes for the shock of the news to sink in.
过了几分钟，这个消息带来的震惊才被完全体会。
The rain water quickly sank into the dry ground.
雨水很快渗入了干燥的土地。
常用搭配 take time to sink in。
The news took a while to sink in.
这个消息过了好一会儿才被完全理解。
意为‘让…被充分理解’。
Let the instructions sink in before you start.
开始之前，让指示慢慢被消化。
物理上的渗入。
The water sank into the dry soil.
水渗入了干燥的土壤。
Not this
I need to sink in this information.
Use this
I need to let this information sink in.
“sink in”是不及物动词短语，不能直接跟宾语。需用“let sth. sink in”结构。
Not this
The lesson finally sank.
Use this
The lesson finally sank in.
“sink”单独使用指下沉，表达“被理解”必须用短语“sink in”。
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