"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
(3) keep, avoid
Kolokacji: 2
1. keep sinking = kontynuuj zatapianie keep sinking
2. avoid sinking = uniknij zatapiania avoid sinking
  • The path had long since vanished, but the giants seemed to know just where to step to avoid sinking into the increasing mire.
  • Now Tommy was surprised by how desperately he wanted to avoid sinking further in Gi's esteem.
  • She was able to avoid sinking into the squalor that engulfed Jessie and Natalie!
  • The city is already more than 25 percent below normal capacity and needs a healthy spring runoff from the mountains to avoid sinking to even more troublesome levels.
  • She had arrived at the turning-point of her life, where she must risk everything to avoid sinking into the abyss.
  • Heavy machine gun fire assaulted the troops from all directions as they bunched together on the firmer ground to avoid sinking in the boggy mud.
  • Will Riker was concentrating on the present; perhaps that was the only way he could avoid sinking into despair.
  • Less protection for vested interests is the key for the EU to avoid sinking into irrelevance on the world stage.
  • Perhaps I can avoid sinking any of my fortune in an annuity.
  • These fringes aid with traction and speed, and help the lizard avoid sinking into loose, sandy dunes.
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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