(sank/sæŋk/, sunk/sʌŋk/or, less frequentsunk, sunk)
[] if a ship sinks or sb/sth sinks it, it is damaged and goes below the surface of the sea 下沉;沉没◆The tanker sank off the coast of Brittany. 油轮在布列塔尼沿海沉没。
[] to decrease in amount, volume, strength, etc. 下跌;减少;减弱◆The pound has sunk to its lowest recorded level against the dollar. 英镑兑美元下跌至历史最低水平。
●ˌsink sth ˈinto sthto spend a lot of money on a business, for example in order to make money from it in the future 把大量资金投入◆We sank all our savings into the venture. 我们把所有的积蓄都投入了这个企业。