名詞 sinking:

1. a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
2. a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
3. a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
   同義詞：sinking feeling

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. When they didn't get back by midnight, I got that sinking feeling.
   他們到半夜時還沒回來，我感到心神不定。
2. Stocks and shares are sinking.
   股票正在逐漸貶值。
3. The ship is sinking, and I have to send a SOS.
   船要沉了，我不得不發(fā)出緊急求救信號。
4. The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.
   已派也救生艇去援救還在下沉的輪船上的水手們。
5. The patrol boat was ordered to stand by the sinking ship.
   巡邏艇奉命留在那快要沉沒的船只附近，以便進(jìn)行救助。
6. The captain of the sinking ship used flares to attract the attention of the coastguard.
   輪船正在下沉，船長向海岸巡邏隊發(fā)出閃光信號求救。
7. The passengers were sent to the cutters as the ship was sinking.
   大船要沉沒了，乘客們被送到駁船上。