Tra từ sink - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sink [sink sinks sank sunk sinking] verb, noun, adjective BrE [sɪŋk] NAmE [sɪŋk]
verb (sankBrE [sæŋk] ; NAmE [sæŋk] sunkBrE [sʌŋk] ; NAmE [sʌŋk] )or (less frequent sunk, sunk)

IN WATER/MUD, ETC.
1. intransitive to go down below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance
• The ship sank to the bottom of the sea.
• We're sinking!
•The wheels started to sink into the mud.
•The little boat sank beneath the waves.
•to sink like a stone

BOAT
2. transitive ~ sth to damage a boat or ship so that it goes below the surface of the sea, etc
•a battleship sunk by a torpedo
• Bombs sank all four carriers.

FALL/SIT DOWN
3. intransitive + adv./prep. (of a person)to move downwards, especially by falling or sitting down
Syn: ↑collapse
• I sank into an armchair.
• She sank back into her seat, exhausted.
•The old man had sunk to his knees.

MOVE DOWNWARDS
4. intransitive (of an object)to move slowly downwards
• The sun was sinking in the west.
• The foundations of the building are starting to sink.

BECOME WEAKER
5. intransitive to decrease in amount, volume, strength, etc
• The pound has sunk to its lowest recorded level against the dollar.
• He is clearly sinking fast (= getting weaker quickly and will soon die).

OF VOICE
6. intransitive to become quieter
Syn: ↑fade
•Her voice sank to a whisper.

DIG IN GROUND
7. transitive ~ sth to make a deep hole in the ground
Syn: ↑drill
•to sink a well/shaft/mine
8. transitive ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to place sth in the ground by digging
•to sink a post into the ground
see also ↑sunken

PREVENT SUCCESS
9. transitive ~ sth/sb (informal)to prevent sb or sb's plans from succeeding
•I think I've just sunk my chances of getting the job.
•If the car breaks down, we'll be sunk (= have serious problems).

BALL
10. transitive ~ sth to hit a ball into a hole in ↑golf or ↑snooker
•He sank a 12-foot putt to win the match.

ALCOHOL
11. transitive ~ sth (BrE, informal)to drink sth quickly, especially a large amount of alcohol
•They sank three pints each in 10 minutes.
more at your heart sinks at ↑heart
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. Old English sincan Germanic Dutch zinken German sinken n. Middle English ↑sink

Example Bank:
•Dexter sank back into his seat.
•Duane was in waist-deep and sinking fast.
•He sank lower into his chair.
•He sank to his knees, grasping at his stomach.
•He sank up to his knees in the mud.
•His boots sank deep into the mud.
•I sank gratefully into the warm, dry bed.
•In a situation like this, you either sink or swim.
•It seemed as though the ship had sunk without trace.
•Our feet sank deep into the soft sand as we walked.
•She sank down into the soft soil.
•She sank gracefully down onto a cushion at his feet.
•She sank to the ground and started to cry.
•She sank to the ground, exhausted.
•The airline industry is sinking under the weight of its losses.
•The boat nearly sank under the increased weight.
•The box sank like a stone.
•The old man had sunk to his knees.
•The project gradually sank into oblivion.
•The ship had sunk to the bottom of the sea.
•The sun had sunk below the horizon.
•The sun was sinking lower.
•Virgil rapidly sank into depression.
•We watched the boat sink beneath the waves.
•With this article the newspaper has sunk to a new low.
•His voice sank almost to a whisper.
•She sank back into her seat.
Idioms: ↑leaving a sinking ship ▪ ↑sink or swim ▪ ↑sink so low ▪ ↑sink to something ▪ ↑sink your differences ▪ sinking feeling ▪ ↑sunk in something
Derived: ↑sink in ▪ ↑sink into something ▪ ↑sink something into something

noun
1. a large open container in a kitchen that has taps/faucets to supply water and that you use for washing dishes in
•Don't just leave your dirty plates in the sink!
•I felt chained to the kitchen sink (= I had to spend all my time doing jobs in the house).

2. (especially NAmE) = ↑washbasin
see everything but the kitchen sink at ↑kitchen

Word Origin:
v. Old English sincan Germanic Dutch zinken German sinken n. Middle English ↑sink

Example Bank:
•Don't pour tea leaves down the kitchen sink— it'll get blocked.
•I bought a sink plunger to clear the blocked kitchen sink.
•Put the dishes in the sink.
•She filled the sink with hot water.
•She was at the sink, washing the dishes.
•She was at the sink, washing up the dinner things.
•The kitchen had a double sink.
•You can install a new sink in the kitchen.
•the sink counter in the bathroom

adjective only before noun (BrE)
located in a poor area where social conditions are bad
•the misery of life in sink estates
•a sink school

Word Origin:
v. Old English sincan Germanic Dutch zinken German sinken n. Middle English ↑sink