noun🔗Share水槽，洗涤槽 A basin used for holding water for washing."After painting, he washed his brushes in the sinks at the back of the art room. "画完画后，他在美术教室后面的水槽里洗刷子。utilitybuildingthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水槽，洗涤槽 A drain for carrying off wastewater."The plumber cleaned the sinks in the school cafeteria after lunch. "午饭后，水管工清理了学校食堂里的所有水槽。utilitybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share塌陷，地陷 A sinkhole."The car disappeared after the ground opened up, swallowed by a large sinks near the old factory. "汽车在地面裂开后消失了，被老工厂附近一个巨大的塌陷吞噬了。geologydisasterenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share洼地，水洼。 A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet."After the heavy rain, the farmer noticed several sinks filled with water in his field. "大雨过后，农夫注意到他的田里出现了好几个积满水的洼地/水洼。geologygeographyenvironmentnatureplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share散热器 A heat sink."The computer's sinks help keep the processor from overheating. "电脑的散热器有助于防止处理器过热。technologyelectronicsmachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share消耗地，资源黑洞 A place that absorbs resources or energy."The city's old buildings are energy sinks, constantly losing heat and requiring expensive repairs. "这个城市的旧建筑是能源消耗地，不断流失热量，需要昂贵的维修费用。environmentecologyenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share下沉球，坠球 The motion of a sinker pitch."Jones has a two-seamer with heavy sink."琼斯有一个二缝线球，而且下沉幅度很大。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share接收器，事件接收器 An object or callback that captures events; event sink"Our classroom website has designated sinks for student submissions, so everyone knows where to upload their homework. "我们的课堂网站设有专门的接收器用于学生提交作业，这样大家就知道在哪里上传他们的作业了。computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share终点，汇点。 A destination vertex in a transportation network"The city's central train station, where all the trains eventually end their routes, acts as one of the main sinks in the regional transportation network. "这个城市的中央火车站是所有列车最终的终点，因此是区域交通网络的主要汇点之一。technicalsystemtrafficplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share藏污纳垢之地，罪恶渊薮。 An abode of degraded persons; a wretched place."The old tenement building was one of the worst sinks in the city, notorious for its crime and neglect. "那栋旧公寓楼是城里最藏污纳垢的地方之一，因其犯罪和疏于管理而臭名昭著。placesocietynegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share凹陷, 坑洼. A depression in a stereotype plate."The printer's technician carefully examined the stereotype plate, noting the small sinks in the surface. "印刷技师仔细检查了铅版，注意到表面上有一些小的凹陷和坑洼。technicaltechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share舞台机关，升降台 A stage trap-door for shifting scenery."The stagehands carefully positioned the new backdrop over the sinks before the magician's disappearance trick. "舞台工作人员在魔术师表演消失戏法之前，小心地将新的背景幕布放置在升降台上方。stageentertainmentbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share洼地, 坑. An excavation less than a shaft."The children dug shallow sinks in the sandbox, much smaller than any proper hole or shaft. "孩子们在沙箱里挖了些浅浅的洼地，比任何正经的洞或竖井都小得多。geologyarchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share货币回收系统，通货紧缩机制. (game development) One or several systems that remove currency from the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation"To combat inflation in our school's virtual pet game, we need to implement more effective sinks like higher upgrade costs and special, limited-time items. "为了抑制我们学校虚拟宠物游戏里的通货膨胀，我们需要实施更有效的货币回收系统，例如提高升级费用和推出限时特供商品。gameeconomybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share下沉，陷入。 (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something."The tired student sinks into the comfortable armchair after a long day of classes. "上了一天的课后，疲惫的学生一屁股陷进了舒适的扶手椅。actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share减少，下降 (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished.""After the company lost a major client, morale in the office sinks." "公司失去一个大客户后，办公室里的士气就低落了。attitudesocietyemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share侵吞， 盗用 To conceal and appropriate."The accountant sinks company money into his personal account and hides the transactions. "会计将公司的钱侵吞到自己的账户里，并且隐藏了交易记录。businessfinancelawmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share埋没，压制，忽视。 To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore."The company sinks evidence of its environmental damage to avoid bad publicity. "这家公司埋没其破坏环境的证据，以避免负面宣传。attitudemindactioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share全额支付，承担全部费用 To pay absolutely."I have sunk thousands of pounds into this project."我在这项目上已经投入了成千上万英镑，全额支付了所有费用。financebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share偿清，付清 To reduce or extinguish by payment."to sink the national debt"偿清国债financebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share消沉，沮丧。 To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength."After failing the exam, Maria sinks into a deep disappointment. "考试没通过后，玛丽亚陷入了深深的沮丧。mindemotionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share消退，减退。 To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.""After weeks without rain, the water level in the lake sinks lower and lower." "连着几周没下雨，湖里的水位越来越消退了。environmentgeographynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
