Sinking
['sɪŋkɪŋ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); 'after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market'; 'he could not control the sinking of his legs'.
(noun.) a descent as through liquid (especially through water); 'they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic'.
(noun.) a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; 'with a sinking heart'; 'a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach'.
霍雷肖整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sink
(-) a. & n. from Sink.
編輯:默里
例句/造句/用法:
- Instead, he walked toward the bench, and, sinking down upon it, remained lost in deep thought for hours. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- While Alexander was overrunning Western Asia, China, under the last priest-emperors of the Chow Dynasty, was sinking into a state of great disorder. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- And with this, feeling that he could say no more, Dobbin went away, Osborne sinking back in his chair, and looking wildly after him. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- He felt himself dissolving and sinking to rest in the bath of her living strength. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- They then sat down, and when her inquiries after Rosings were made, seemed in danger of sinking into total silence. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- Here we debated the wisdom of sinking the craft before leaving her, but finally decided that it would add nothing to our chances for escape. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- Never shall I forget the Duke's appearance as he sprang up and clawed with his hands, like one who is sinking into an abyss. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- A little while afterwards, when he appeared to be sinking into insensibility, she said, in a calm loving voice: 'Eugene, my dear husband! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- At moments she was a Calvinist, and, sinking into the gulf of religious despair, she saw darkening over her the doom of reprobation. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- And with a coachman up in front, sinking down into a seat big enough for three of him, all covered with upholstery in green and white! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- I am sinking faSt. In my state of health I must take things for granted. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- And the violent striking of blood in his chest was sinking quieter, allowing his mind to come back. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- And betwixt ourselves,' sinking his voice lower yet, 'that woman's name ain't Missis Gummidge neither, though she has a world of merits. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- For the first few days, I had no choice but to give way to my elders and betters; the patient steadily sinking all the time. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Hence the usual misapplication of the sinking fund. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
編輯:韦德