sinking

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英 ['sɪŋkɪŋ]

美 [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ]

是什么意思

沉没；

（使）下沉，（使）沉没( sink的现在分词 )；

变形

复数：sinkings

英英释义

sinking[ 'siŋkiŋ ]

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

学习怎么用

词组短语

shaft sinking凿井

sinking ship正在下沉的船

die sinking刻模；开模；制阴模；加工模腔

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

The patrol boat was ordered to stand by the sinking ship.
巡逻艇奉命留在那快要沉没的船只附近，以便进行救助。
When they didn't get back by midnight, I got that sinking feeling.
他们到半夜时还没回来，我感到心神不定。

用作名词(n.)

He could not control the sinking of his legs.
他无法控制他的腿的下沉。

权威例句

Sinking deltas due to human activities
High-performance heat sinking for VLSI
Synching or Sinking: Global Software Outsourcing Relationships
Primary production, sinking fluxes and the microbial food web
Role of sinking in diatom life-history cycles: ecological, evolutionary and geological significance
Growth rates, grazing, sinking, and iron limitation of equatorial Pacific phytoplankton
Supplementary Online Materials for: Sinking deltas due to human activities
Zooplankton fecal pellets, marine snow and sinking phytoplankton blooms
Signaling Foreign Policy Interests Tying Hands versus Sinking Costs
Association of sinking organic matter with various types of mineral ballast in the deep sea: Implications for the rain ratio