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单词 sink into something
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sink intosomething

phrasal verbwithsinkverb
uk
/sɪŋk/us
/sɪŋk/
sankorUSalsosunk|sunk
toslowlymoveyourbodyinto asittingorlyingposition, in arelaxedortiredway:
I was sotiredwhen I gothomethat all Iwantedto do wassinkintobed/anarmchair/ahotbath.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Reclining
  • crowd-surfing
  • fallen
  • fetal position
  • foetal position
  • full-length
  • lay
  • lean
  • lounge around (something)
  • prone
  • prone positioning
  • proning
  • prostrate
  • prostration
  • sink
  • sit back
  • sprawl
  • sprawled
  • spreadeagled
  • stretch
  • stretch(yourself)out
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sinksomethingintosomething

phrasal verbwithsinkverb
uk
/sɪŋk/us
/sɪŋk/
sankorUSalsosunk|sunk
tospendalargeamountofmoneyon abusinessor otherpieceofwork:
Wesankallourmoneyinto my brother'sbusiness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Investing money
  • backer
  • bet
  • bet big onsomething/someoneidiom
  • capitalize
  • co-investor
  • discretionary
  • divestiture
  • divestment
  • ethical
  • hedge fund
  • investor
  • mature
  • microfinance
  • paysomethingin
  • pension plan
  • plough
  • plough intosomething/someone
  • protect
  • pumpsomethingintosomething
  • speculate
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Paying money
(Definition ofsink into somethingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

sink into something| American Dictionary

sink intosomething

phrasal verbwithsinkverb
us
/sɪŋk/
past tensesankus/sæŋk/sunkus/sʌŋk/|past participlesunkus/sʌŋk/

(BECOME WORSE)

tochangeto aworsestateorcondition:
He sank into acoma.
Theplaystartswell, then sinks intomelodrama.

sink intosomething

phrasal verbwithsinkverb
us
/sɪŋk/
past tensesankus/sæŋk/sunkus/sʌŋk/|past participlesunkus/sʌŋk/

(UNDERSTAND)

torealizeorunderstandsomething:
Finally thefullextentof his words sank into herbrain.

sink intosomething

phrasal verbwithsinkverb
us
/sɪŋk/
past tensesankus/sæŋk/sunkus/sʌŋk/|past participlesunkus/sʌŋk/

(BE COVERED)

to becoveredorabsorbedby something:
Myfeetsank into thesandwith everystep.

sinksomethingintosomething

phrasal verbwithsinkverb
us
/sɪŋk/
past tensesankus/sæŋk/sunkus/sʌŋk/|past participlesunkus/sʌŋk/
tospendmoneyon something orinvestmoneyin something:
Nodeveloperis going to sink millions ofdollarsinto something he can’tsell.
(Definition ofsink into somethingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

sink sth into sth| Business English

sink sth into sth

phrasal verbwithsinkverb
uk
/sɪŋk/us
sank|sunk
toinvesta lot ofmoneyin something:
Wesankalloursavingsinto thebusiness.
Manyunionshavesunka lot ofmoneyintoorganizingin the past 20years.
(Definition ofsink sth into sthfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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