sinking
US /ˈsɪŋ·kɪŋ/
UK /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
形容詞
沉重, 沮喪
feeling very depressed or disheartened
範例:
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After the bad news, she had a sinking feeling in her stomach.
聽到壞消息後，她心裡有種沉重的感覺。
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The whole situation gave him a sinking feeling.
整個情況讓他感到沮喪。
名詞
沉沒, 下沉
the process of something going down below the surface of water or other liquid
範例:
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The sinking of the ship caused a major disaster.
船隻的沉沒造成了重大災難。
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They tried to prevent the sinking of the oil rig.
他們試圖阻止石油鑽井平台的沉沒。