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

• I began to have a sinking feeling that I was not going to get rid of her.
  我开始有一种永远也摆脱不了她的沮丧情绪。
• He was rescued from the sinking aircraft.
  他从下沉的飞行器上被救了出来。
• 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。
• What has occurred to seemingly delay the complete sinking of the Sunda Plate to the degree we predicted?
  发生了什么使得巽他板块完全下沉到我们预测的程度似乎被推迟了？
• 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。
• This company was already a sinking ship.
  这个公司已经是一艘沉船了。
• A dying person who is sinking fast, like the sun setting beyond the western hills.
  日薄西山，气息奄奄，人命危浅，朝不虑夕。（李密《陈情表》）
• Send out a distress signal; the ship is sinking.
  发出求救信号吧，船正在下沉。
• I found that I was sinking in the mud.
  我发觉自己在泥中正往下沉。
• The sun is sinking in the west.
  金乌西坠。