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

形容詞 sunken:

1. having a sunken area
   同義詞：deep-set, recessed
2. under water; e.g. at the bottom of a body of water
   同義詞：submerged

1. Divers trying to raise the bodies of118 sailors from the sunken Kursk nuclear submarine were near to finishing a man-sized hole in the hull on Tuesday, the Russian navy officer leading the operation said.
   一名主持打撈行動的俄羅斯海軍官員表示，試圖將一百一十八名士兵的尸體從沉沒的庫爾斯克核子潛艦中拖出的潛水人員們，周二已經(jīng)快要完成在潛艦外殼上鑿洞的工作。這個洞口的大小約可讓一個人通過。
2. A small, sunken area allowing access or light and air to basement doors or windows.
   采光井允許出入或光線和空氣進入地下室門窗的凹陷的小區(qū)域
3. Either of two usually sunken shelters at the side of a field where the players stay while not on the field.
   球員休息處運動場邊稍低于地面的兩個掩體之一，球員不上場時在此處休息
4. Valuable raw materials were salvaged (from the sunken freighter).
   (從沉船中)打撈起許多貴重的原料。