"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. sink rapidly = zatop szybko sink rapidly
  • A couple of sailors deliberately sank when lines came near.
  • In the early 1930s the ship was deliberately sunk.
  • Ships and subway cars have been deliberately sunk for that purpose.
  • The rig was then deliberately sunk in deep water.
  • The rest were kept afloat long enough to be deliberately sunk or dismantled.
  • On 29 November the ship was deliberately sunk to keep it from being swept away or crushed by ice.
  • The cutter was deliberately sunk on November 27, 1987 to create an artificial reef.
  • And you have to agree that there isn't any percentage in deliberately sinking a fully loaded ship simply to collect the insurance.
  • Scuttling is the act of deliberately sinking a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull.
  • A blockship is a ship deliberately sunk to prevent a river, channel, or canal from being used.
5. sink swiftly = zatop prędko sink swiftly
6. promptly sink = natychmiast zatop promptly sink
(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

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