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sink

英 [sɪŋk] 美[sɪŋk]
  • vi. 下沉;消沉;渗透
  • vt. 使下沉;挖掘;使低落
  • n. 水槽;洗涤槽;污水坑
  • n. (Sink)人名;(英、瑞典)辛克

英英释意


1. plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
2. (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system;
"the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
3. a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
4. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it