"sink" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

sink verbo

sink + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 24
sink the cruise industry • sink several ships • sink one's teeth • sink several vessels • sink a putt • ...
verbo + sink
Kolokacji: 9
begin to sink • cause to sink • begin sinking • start to sink • seem to sink • ...
(1) begin, start, seem
Kolokacji: 5
1. begin to sink = zacznij zatapiać begin to sink
2. begin sinking = zacznij zatapiać begin sinking
  • Two days later, Julia rallied for a few hours, then began sinking again.
  • Then the ceiling section gave a short lurch and began sinking beneath him.
  • The titanic, seven-and-a-half-year effort was finished 18 months late because the island began sinking several years ago.
  • Once aligned, these chains of dice begin sinking into the floor.
  • Within a few minutes the hull began sinking at a rate of 1 meter per minute.
  • Marty's heart began sinking in him like a dropped stone seeking the bottom of a pond.
  • The ship drifted to a stop and began sinking at the stern.
  • While installing, this Lingam also began sinking into the earth.
  • The white man shuddered convulsively and began sinking to the ground.
  • He stopped again, and this time there was a soft buzz going round the hall as what he'd been saying began sinking in.
3. start to sink = początek do zlewu start to sink
4. seem to sink = wydawaj się zatopić seem to sink
5. start sinking = zatonięcie początku start sinking
(2) cause, help
Kolokacji: 2
(3) keep, avoid
Kolokacji: 2
sink + preposición
Kolokacji: 52
sink into • sink down • sink off • sink below • sink beneath • ...
sink + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 51
sink low • sink slowly • sunk deep • sink further • finally sink • ...

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