英 [sʌŋk] 美 [sʌŋk]
adj. 陷入麻烦的，没救的；凹陷的；心情沉重的，情绪低落的
v. 下沉，沉没；使（船）沉没；（喻）消失，无音信（sink 的过去式和过去分词）
比较级more sunk
最高级most sunk
sunk /sʌŋk/
Sunk is the past participle of . (sink)的过去分词
doomed to extinction
同义词： done for(p) / ruined / undone / washed-up
(首楼或尾楼)半卧式的
向下凿岩
... suitably合适地 sunk下沉,下陷 superior上好的 ...
235 海上保险之危险事故 A-3 沉没 (Sunk) ： 指船体全部沉入水底之状态， 如船体 尚未全部沉入， 仍在继续浸水中不得论为沉没。
④ 在经济学和商业决策制定过程中，“沉没成本”（Sunk cost）指已经付出且不可收回的成本。
凹陷的
下沉（sink的过去分词和过去式）
The old man had sunk to his knees.
老头跪在了地上。
She just sat there, sunk in thought.
她只一味地坐在那儿，陷入了沉思。
The sun had already sunk below the horizon.
太阳已沉下地平线。
"Farewell,General Lee! I wish for your sake and mine that every damned Yankee on earth was sunk ten miles in hell!"
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In a storm, the ship could be driven on to land and severely damaged or sunk.
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Weep no more, woeful Shepherds weep no more For Lycidas your sorrow is not dead, Sunk though he be beneath the wat'ry floor, So sinks the day-star in the Ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head.
诗歌大意：，悲伤的牧羊人们不要再哭泣,利西亚斯并没有死去，虽然他被海水吞没，启明星也会沉入海底，不久便会修复他疲惫的头颅。
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Most of his ships were sunk. Four hundred of his men were dead or wounded.
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But the sunk costs are not relevant to the decision about how quickly to withdraw.
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Especially since mortgage application to buy a house have sunk back to a 15 year low.
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The price-hike debacle sunk its stock price and once fiercely loyal customers were enraged and fleeing.
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