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。
• In course of sinking the well-shaft they came upon a deposit of a very rare mineral.
  他们在凿井的过程中，发现了一处稀有矿物矿床。
• I'm sinking in deeper.
  我陷得更深了。
• The lifeboat crashed against the side of the sinking ship.
  救生船撞上了那艘正在下沉的船的侧身。
• Far off to the west the sun was sinking
  远处夕阳西下。
• 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 sinking of the tanker has made aspects of marine pollution particularly topical.
  油轮的沉没使得海洋污染的方方面面都成为眼下大家尤为关注的热点话题。
• The sun is sinking in the west.
  金乌西坠。
• The crew abandoned the sinking ship.
  全体船员离开了正在下沉的船。
• Send out a distress signal; the ship is sinking.
  发出求救信号吧，船正在下沉。