"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
(2) cause, help
Kolokacji: 2
1. cause to sink = powód by zatopić cause to sink
  • Time flows as the water enters the bowl from the bottom and causes it to sink.
  • For the vibrations which allowed a man to pass through six feet of concrete would also cause him to sink into a floor.
  • The restaurant developed a slow leak, which caused it to sink two weeks later.
  • He also has a strong aversion to water, due to his heavy weight, which causes him to sink like a rock.
  • It's exactly the kind of stance that causes poll numbers to sink.
  • It could not have been just the lack of money that caused them to sink.
  • Gravity would cause them to sink, not stick to one another.
  • If anything, his efforts caused him to sink a little faster.
  • The upgrade also adds significant weight to the vehicle, which can cause it to sink into soft ground.
  • Her death causes Curtis to sink into depression, as he now has to take care of his young son while continuing to deal drugs.
2. help sink = pomoc zlew help sink
(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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