Phrase
sinking in
被完全理解；渐渐领悟；深深体会到
sinking in is the present participle of sink in.
To become completely known, felt, or understood.
- 1.
To become completely known, felt, or understood.
完全被知晓、感受或理解。
完全被知晓、感受或理解。；完全被弄懂；渗入
In use
The teacher's explanation finally sank in, and I understood the math problem.
It took a few minutes for the shock of the news to sink in.
The rain water quickly sank into the dry ground.
[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。
let [something] sink in
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。
[liquid] sink into [something]
物理上的渗入。
The water sank into the dry soil.
水渗入了干燥的土壤。
Verb forms
base sink in · third person sinks in · -ing sinking in · past sank in · past participle sunk in
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。
Common mistakes
I need to sink in this information.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。
The lesson finally sank.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”。
Connections
Learner notes
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