"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
2. help sink = pomoc zlew help sink
  • In return, Roosevelt helped sink his 1940 campaign for the Senate.
  • Another factor that helped sink the project was the rising costs.
  • Mr. Islam's uncommon behavior helped sink his artistic reputation.
  • But I loved the punch line: the book was apparently badly received, sold fewer than 100 copies and helped sink its publisher.
  • But her abrasive style also helped sink the company.
  • In the music business, there are a few things that can help sink any band, no matter how talented.
  • Simon's memo led to the release four months later of a government document that helped sink the Torricelli campaign.
  • In fact, the commotion over those widely reported remarks helped sink the University of Maryland conference that year.
  • Her heirs in the Objectivist school of thought helped sink some others.
  • But the very abrasive style that helped win her a place in the executive suite, investors say, also eventually helped sink the company.
(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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