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sink

A2 verb
gen /ˈsiŋk/

Các nghĩa

  1. chìm, đánh chìm

    To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.

    ergative · physical

    A stone sinks in water.  The sun gradually sank in the west.

  2. chìm

    To (directly or indirectly) cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.

    physical · transitive

    An iceberg sank the Titanic.  British battleships sank the Bismarck.

  3. ấn xuống, đâm vào

    To push (something) into something.

    physical · transitive

    Before installing the new surfacing material, sink any protruding nails.

  4. đào, khoan

    To make by digging or delving.

    physical · transitive

    to sink a well in the ground

  5. đánh vào lỗ (bi-a)

    To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.

    physical · transitive

    My sister beats me at pool in public a second time. I claim some dignity back by potting two of my balls before Tammy sinks the black.

  6. chùng xuống, thất vọng

    To experience apprehension, disappointment, dread, or momentary depression.

    figuratively · intransitive

    But open converse is there none, ⁠So much the vital spirits sink ⁠To see the vacant chair, and think, ‘How good! how kind! and he is gone.’

  7. làm suy sụp, hạ thấp

    To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.

    figuratively · transitive

    to sink one's reputation

  8. hạ mình, làm điều thấp kém

    To demean or lower oneself; to do something below one's status, standards, or morals.

    intransitive

    Who would sink so low as to steal change from veterans?

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