sink into
phrasal verbsink into something
- to go gradually into a less active, happy or pleasant state
(把某物)插入 - She sank into a deep sleep.
她沉沉地睡去。 - He sank deeper into depression.
他越来越消沉。
- She sank into a deep sleep.
- (also sink in)(of liquids
) to go down into another substance through the surface液体 渗透;渗入 - The rain sank into the dry ground.
雨水渗进了干地里。
- The rain sank into the dry ground.
sink into something | sink something into something
- to go, or to make something sharp go, deep into something solid
(把某物)插入 - I felt her nails sink into my wrist.
我感觉她的指甲抠进了我的手腕里。 - The dog sank its teeth into my leg (= bit it).
狗狠咬了我的腿。
- I felt her nails sink into my wrist.
sink something into something
- to spend a lot of money on a business or an activity, for example in order to make money from it in the future
陷入: 在企业或活动上花费大量资金,例如为了将来从中获利- We sank all our savings into the venture.
我们把所有的积蓄都投进了那家企业。
- We sank all our savings into the venture.