sink

sink

名词 sink:

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

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

动词 sink:

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, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

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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