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have/has/had sunk (present/past perfect)
sunk是sink的过去分词，用于完成时态。
The ship has sunk to the bottom of the sea.
船已经沉到了海底。
凹陷的
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凹陷的
sunken
The ship has sunk to the bottom of the sea.
船已经沉到了海底。
凹陷的；sink的过去式和过去分词
v fall or descend to a lower place or level；v cause to sink；v pass into a specified state or condition；v go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"；v descend into or as if into some soft substance or place；v appear to move downward；v fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly；v fall or sink heavily；v embed deeply；s doomed to extinction
The ship has sunk to the bottom of the ocean.
船已经沉到了海底。
After the flood, the garden was left with a sunk area where the ground collapsed.
洪水过后，花园里留下了一块凹陷的区域，是地面下陷造成的。
Her spirits were sunk when she heard the bad news.
听到坏消息后，她的情绪低落了。
sunk是sink的过去分词，用于完成时态。
The ship has sunk to the bottom of the sea.
船已经沉到了海底。
被动语态中sunk表示被沉没。
The enemy ship was sunk by a torpedo.
敌舰被鱼雷击沉。
形容词用法，意为'凹陷的'。
He had dark circles and a sunk look.
他眼圈发黑，一副凹陷的模样。
表示陷入某个状态或地方。
She sunk into the soft armchair and closed her eyes.
她陷入柔软的扶手椅中，闭上了眼睛。
Not this
The boat sunk in the river.
Use this
The boat sank in the river.
“sunk”是过去分词，不能单独用作过去式；应使用过去式“sank”。
Not this
They found a sunk ship.
Use this
They found a sunken ship.
作定语修饰名词时，常用“sunken”而非“sunk”；“sunk”通常作表语或用于完成时。
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作为动词时，表示沉没或下降；作为形容词时，表示凹陷的。
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