"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
1. sink forward = zatop do przodu sink forward
2. sink backward = zatop do tyłu sink backward
  • The dark thing in the hole sank slowly backward.
  • Mali gasped and sank backward, withdrawing her touch and the influence of the crystal.
  • She sank backward against the table.
  • Oliver clasped his hands, and sank feebly backward.
  • She sank backward into her chair as though she had just been slapped.
  • And slowly, the car sank backward, deeper into foliage so dense he could not see through it.
  • Her head sank faintly backward on his breast.
  • Jarre, seeing it, caught her breath and sank backward, pressing herself against the wall.
  • She was giving at the knees, and sinking backward, with a javelin standing up under her breast.
  • The face went black, sank backward.
(10) weakly, helplessly
Kolokacji: 2
(12) well, fully, easily
Kolokacji: 3

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