動詞 sink:

1. fall or drop to a lower place or level
   同義詞：sink, drop, drop down
2. cause to sink
   同義詞：sink
3. pass into a specified state or condition
   同義詞：sink, pass, lapse
4. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
   同義詞：sink, settle, go down, go under
5. descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
   同義詞：sink, subside
6. appear to move downward
   同義詞：dip, sink
7. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
   同義詞：slump, fall off, sink
8. fall or sink heavily
   同義詞：slump, slide down, sink
9. embed deeply
   同義詞：bury, sink

1. It was several days before the floodwater sank and life returned to normal.
   過了幾天，洪水才退，生活恢復了正常。
2. The tanker sank and the oil polluted the sea.
   油輪沉沒了，石油污染了海面。
3. The ship struck on a rock and sank.
   船觸礁沉沒。
4. The ship sank in four fathoms.
   這條船沉下四英尋。
5. When he left, she sank into melancholy.
   當他走后，她陷入沉思。
6. The cruiser was mined, and sank in five minutes.
   這艘巡洋艦觸雷，五分鐘后沉沒了。
7. The ship sank beneath the waves.
   輪船沉沒于波濤下面。
8. The ship sank 10 miles out of Stockholm.
   船在離斯德哥爾摩10英里處沉沒了。