sink [ 'sæŋk ]

• n.
  • plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
  • (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

    "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"

  • a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

    同义词： sinkhole swallow hole

  • a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

    同义词： cesspool cesspit sump

• v.
  • fall or drop to a lower place or level

    同义词： drop drop down

  • cause to sink
  • pass into a specified state or condition

    同义词： pass lapse

  • go under,

    同义词： settle go down go under

  • descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

    同义词： subside

  • appear to move downward

    同义词： dip

  • fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

    同义词： slump fall off

  • fall or sink heavily

    同义词： slump slide down

  • embed deeply

    同义词： bury

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