"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
2. sink instantly = zatop natychmiast sink instantly
  • All that kept her from sinking instantly was the bow of the Dixie jammed into her side.
  • The two men crawled under their mosquito-nets and sank instantly into the easy sleep of those whose lives are spent in the open.
  • He sank to the floor instantly, eyes closed.
  • The first touch of mud under his feet made him try to stand immediately, and his head sank instantly beneath the surface.
  • The entire production suggested that everything that happened was instantly sinking into history.
  • He set it aside, and the bright glow of his brazier sank instantly into blackness as its work was done.
  • As the machine came up to the gate, he leapt into the tonneau and sank instantly to the bottom.
  • Raymond pressed hard on one of the levers and the chair instantly sank back.
  • "That is very bad indeed," Morton said and his face sank instantly into lines of despair.
  • It sank instantly with the total loss of crew.
(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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