sinking

英 [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ]

美 [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ]

adj.  (情绪突然)颓丧的，抑郁的，沮丧的
v.  下沉; 下陷; 沉没; 使下沉; 使沉没; 倒下; 坐下
sink的现在分词
n.  沉没

现在分词：sinking　复数：sinkings　

法律

BNC.14866 / COCA.11636

柯林斯词典

• See also:I began to have a sinking feeling that I was not going to get rid of her.sink

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.
  派出了救生艇去营救沉船上的船员。
• The sun is gradually sinking below the horizon.
  太阳正徐徐地沉入地平线下。
• He was rescued from the sinking aircraft.
  他从下沉的飞行器上被救了出来。
• A: The ship is sinking!
  这艘船要沉了！
• The sun is sinking in the west.
  金乌西坠。
• The security of freezing wall is the key problem of freezing shaft sinking in deep alluvium.
  冻结壁的安全性是深厚冲积层中冻结凿井的关键问题。
• Send out a distress signal; the ship is sinking.
  发出求救信号吧，船正在下沉。
• The crew abandoned the sinking ship.
  全体船员离开了正在下沉的船。
• The lifeboat crashed against the side of the sinking ship.
  救生船撞上了那艘正在下沉的船的侧身。
• A dying person who is sinking fast, like the sun setting beyond the western hills.
  日薄西山，气息奄奄，人命危浅，朝不虑夕。（李密《陈情表》）