"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 • ...
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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 12
(3) deep, deeply
Kolokacji: 2
(5) finally, eventually
Kolokacji: 2
(6) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2
(7) gradually, suddenly
Kolokacji: 2
(8) gratefully, thankfully
Kolokacji: 2
(9) forward, backward
Kolokacji: 2
(10) weakly, helplessly
Kolokacji: 2
(12) well, fully, easily
Kolokacji: 3
1. sink well = zatop dobrze sink well
2. fully sink = w pełni zatop fully sink
3. sink easily = zatop łatwo sink easily
  • The tungsten carbide bit sank easily into the heavy steel of the door.
  • The flesh there was hot and his fingers sank into it far too easily.
  • Descending into the water, he found that he sank easily to the bottom.
  • The main attraction of a show that might easily sink into smirk is the up-front approach.
  • It may be self-evident, but it's not an idea that easily sinks in.
  • The ship barely noticed contact with the water; it sank easily beneath the waves.
  • So when oil prices climb, the economy may slow, but it does not easily sink into recession, analysts and economists say.
  • Their ships are also very weak and can sink easily.
  • An aircraft carrier cost less, required about the same number of personnel, was just as fast, and could easily sink a battleship.
  • He saw what she was watching on the monitors, and sank easily into the chair next to hers.

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