sinking

英 [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ]

美 [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ]

adj.  (情绪突然)颓丧的，抑郁的，沮丧的
v.  下沉; 下陷; 沉没; 使下沉; 使沉没; 倒下; 坐下
sink的现在分词
n.  沉没

现在分词：sinking　复数：sinkings　

法律

BNC.14866 / COCA.11636

柯林斯词典

• See also:I began to have a sinking feeling that I was not going to get rid of her.sink

英英释义

noun

• a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
  1. after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market
  2. he could not control the sinking of his legs
• a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
  1. they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic
• a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
  1. with a sinking heart
  2. a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach
  Synonym:sinking feeling

双语例句

• He shouted to me that the boat was sinking.
  他对我大声喊叫说船要沉了。
• The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.
  派出了救生艇去营救沉船上的船员。
• The captain refused to leave his sinking ship while there were others on board.
  在船上还有其他人的时候，船长不肯离开正在下沉的船。
• The ship is sinking, and I have to send a SOS.
  船要沉了，我不得不发出紧急求救信号。
• The ship was sinking; all hopes deserted them.
  船在下沉中，他们毫无希望了。
• The sun is sinking in the west.
  金乌西坠。
• It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation.
  他很难意识到她的存在；他一直沉浸在沮丧中。
• The security of freezing wall is the key problem of freezing shaft sinking in deep alluvium.
  冻结壁的安全性是深厚冲积层中冻结凿井的关键问题。
• If they carry on sinking boreholes then the land is likely to subside.
  如果他们继续钻洞，地表很有可能下沉。
• The strength and density of debris retards or prevents coarse particles from sinking.
  这种高强度和高密度的岩屑会妨碍或阻止粗颗粒下沉。