sink in

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌsink ˈin | ˌsink ˈinto sth derived
1. (of words, an event, etc.)to be fully understood or realized
•He paused to allow his words to sink in.
•The full scale of the disaster has yet to sink in.
•It took a moment for the implications of what she was saying to sink in.
2. (of liquids)to go down into another substance through the surface
•The rain sank into the dry ground.
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