sunken + noun
作定语,可修饰ship(沉没的)或eyes、cheeks(凹陷的)。
The wreck of a sunken ship was discovered off the coast.
在海岸附近发现了一艘沉船的残骸。
沉没的;凹陷的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
沉没的;凹陷的
having sunk or fallen in; submerged or hollowed
The wreck of a sunken ship was discovered off the coast.
在海岸附近发现了一艘沉船的残骸。
也可作 sink 的过去分词。
因自然或人为原因而下沉(低于周围区域)或被淹没的。
Caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged
因疲惫、疾病或衰老而显得深陷于面部。
Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.
The divers finally found the sunken ship near the island.
潜水员们最终在岛屿附近发现了那艘沉船。
His sunken cheeks made him look older than he was.
他凹陷的双颊让他看起来比实际年龄更老。
We had coffee in a sunken courtyard surrounded by plants.
我们在一个被植物环绕的下沉式庭院里喝了咖啡。
作定语,可修饰ship(沉没的)或eyes、cheeks(凹陷的)。
The wreck of a sunken ship was discovered off the coast.
在海岸附近发现了一艘沉船的残骸。
作表语时描述凹陷状态,常与look、appear等系动词连用。
The old man's cheeks were sunken from hunger.
那位老人因饥饿而双颊凹陷。
这是“find + 宾语 + 形容词补语”结构,sunken说明宾语的状态。
The rescue team found the boat sunken in shallow water.
救援队发现那条船沉没在浅水中。
Not this
The ship sunken in the storm last night.
Use this
The ship sank in the storm last night.
sunken 是形容词(也可作 sink 的过去分词),不能直接作句子的谓语动词;一般过去时表示过去发生的下沉动作,要用 sink 的过去式 sank。
Not this
His cheeks looked sunk after the illness.
Use this
His cheeks looked sunken after the illness.
表示“凹陷的”这一形容词义应用 sunken;sunk 是 sink 的过去分词,不能像 sunken 那样作表语形容词来描述身体部位。这里 looked 后需要形容词作表语,所以用 sunken。
Not this
The divers explored a sinking ship on the seabed.
Use this
The divers explored a sunken ship on the seabed.
已沉到海底的船要用 sunken(表示“已完成的沉没状态”的形容词);sinking 是现在分词,表示“正在下沉”,与“已经在海底”相矛盾,所以应改为 sunken。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
沉船
The divers explored a sunken ship off the coast.
潜水员探索了海岸附近的一艘沉船。
凹陷的眼睛
Lack of sleep gave him sunken eyes.
睡眠不足使他的眼睛凹陷。
凹陷的脸颊
Her sunken cheeks showed how ill she had been.
她凹陷的脸颊表明她病得很重。
沉没的宝藏
The legend tells of a sunken treasure in the bay.
传说海湾里有一批沉没的宝藏。
下沉式花园
We had tea in the hotel's sunken garden.
我们在酒店的下沉式花园里喝茶。
下沉式客厅
Their apartment features a sunken living room.
他们的公寓有一个下沉式客厅。
你正处于沉没之地。
In Get Out, the 'sunken place' symbolizes where people are forced into silence and powerlessness.
在电影《逃出绝命镇》中,“沉没之地”象征着人们被迫陷入沉默和无能为力的境地。
Use sunken naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想:船沉(sink)下去后留下凹陷,过去分词 sunken 既表“沉没的”也表“下凹的”。
语域:neutral 常见场景:新闻报道或纪实(沉船等)、日常描写面部或身体(凹陷的眼睛、脸颊)、建筑或景观设计(下沉式庭院等) 该词作为形容词时语气中性,不算特别正式或口语化。‘沉没的’多用于书面或新闻语境,‘凹陷的’在日常描写中也常见;作为 sink 的过去分词在现代英语中较少单独使用,多作形容词理解。
能与 sunken /ˈsʌŋkən/ 押韵的是 drunken /ˈdrʌŋkən/ 和 shrunken /ˈʃrʌŋkən/,重读元音和结尾相同。spoken /ˈspoʊkən/、sudden /ˈsʌdən/、sullen /ˈsʌlən/ 拼写近似但发音不同,请注意区分。
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