Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2585
sink
水槽;洗涤池
A fixed basin with a faucet and drain, used for washing.
- 1.
A basin used for holding water for washing.
用于盛水洗涤的水槽。
- 2.
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
固定在墙壁或地板上的水盆,带有排水管的管道装置
- 3.
A drain for carrying off wastewater.
用于排放废水的排水管。
- 4.
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
一种吸收或去除系统中能量或物质的过程
- 5.
A sinkhole.
天坑。
- 6.
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
与地下通道相通的地面凹陷,通常由溶解或洞穴顶部坍塌形成
- 7.
A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet.
水汇集而无明显出口的地面凹陷。
- 8.
A heat sink.
散热器。
- 9.
A place that absorbs resources or energy.
吸收资源或能量的地方。
- 10.
A habitat that cannot support a population on its own but receives the excess of individuals from some other source.
自身无法支持种群但接收来自其他来源的个体过剩的栖息地。
- 11.
Descending motion; descent.
下降运动;下落。
- 12.
An object or callback that captures events.
捕获事件的对象或回调函数。
- 13.
A destination vertex in a transportation network.
运输网络中的目的地顶点。
- 14.
A node in directed graph for which all of its edges go into it; one with no outgoing edges.
有向图中所有边都指向它的节点;即没有出边的节点。
- 15.
An abode of degraded persons; a wretched place.
堕落者的居所;卑劣的地方。
- 16.
A depression in a stereotype plate.
铅版上的凹陷。
- 17.
A stage trapdoor for shifting scenery.
舞台上用于更换布景的活板门。
- 18.
An excavation smaller than a shaft.
比竖井小的挖掘坑。
- 19.
One or several systems that remove currency from the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation.
从游戏经济中移除货币的一个或多个系统,从而控制或防止通货膨胀。
排水管;排水口;天坑;落水洞;散热器;散热片;汇;吸收体;汇栖息地;生态汇
In use
She left the dirty dishes in the sink overnight.
The plumber fixed the leaky sink in the bathroom.
He poured the leftover tea down the sink.
the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- everything but the kitchen sink
- 除了厨房水槽外的一切(形容带了很多东西)When we moved, we took everything but the kitchen sink.我们搬家时,几乎把所有东西都带上了。
Synonyms
Antonyms
- source
- 源头 · 在技术语境中,sink(汇)指吸收或移除能量或物质的设备或过程,其反义词是source(源)。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
水槽(sink)= 水沉下去的地方
Context & Register
名词“sink”在日常用语中多指厨房或浴室的水槽/洗涤槽,属于中性或非正式场合;在科技领域(如热力学、电子学)中表示“汇”(如heat sink),则用于正式或专业语境。注意:此处仅讨论名词义项。
Grammar Note
可数名词,复数形式为sinks。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'sink' (ending in /ɪŋk/). Note that 'sink' can also be a verb, but here it is a noun. There are no common lookalikes that differ in pronunciation, but be careful of 'sync' which also sounds the same but is spelled differently.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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