"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
  • When they first built the place, the town kept sinking into the muck.
  • I kept sinking into the earth and came level with her eyes.
  • I tried to lift the front of the car, but kept sinking deeper into the mud myself.
  • They had to keep shifting the fire, because it kept sinking into the ice.
  • But we expected him to keep sinking back into it, in spite of that.
  • It will keep sinking down to greater pressures and temperatures.
  • The control car kept sinking into the deep, the water flooding through the shattered windows.
  • Despite (or perhaps because of) a talking dolphin named Darwin, the project kept sinking in the ratings.
  • He kept sinking into the Twilight, either on his own or with the boss.
  • Just as when the Yankees kept sinking fast, you knew something bad was going to happen.
2. avoid sinking = uniknij zatapiania avoid sinking
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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