那件工作將由另一個人去做; 他頗感欣慰地坐到他那把舒適的椅子上。 sink back
She sank back, unwilling to face her father's anger.

她退了回去,不愿看著父親發火。

月落山下。
As he turned homeward, the sun was sinking below the western horizon.

他轉身返家時,太陽正徐徐西沉。

他的眼睛凹下去了。
He looked very pale; his cheeks had sunk in.

他臉色蒼白,雙頰陷了下去。
It took a long time for the bad news to sink in.

人們花了很長時間才弄明白這個壞消息。
Your warning didn't sink in. You may have to talk to him again.

你的警告他沒聽進去,恐怕你得再跟他談談。
I think it has finally sunk in that she must be more careful; she won't forget her passport again!

我想她終于明白了以后必須更加小心才是,她再也不會忘記她的護照了。

要使雨水滲入干土需要一些時間。
He was very tired and sank into a chair.

他非常疲倦,躺靠在椅子上。
The facts don't seem to sink into his head.

他似乎沒有牢記這些事實。
Let this lesson sink into our heart.

讓這個教訓銘記在我們心中吧。
At last the child sank into a deep sleep.

孩子終于沉睡了。
Don't allow yourself to sink into grief, it can do no good.

不要使自己陷入悲哀之中,這樣一點好處也沒有。
It is really a sad thing to see them sink into such moral degeneracy.

看他們墮落到這個地步,真是一件可悲的事。
He sank further into debt.

他進一步陷入債務中。
She sank into unconsciousness.

她漸漸失去了知覺。 sink sth into sth
He sank his fork into the meat to see if it was well cooked.

他把叉子叉進肉里,檢查一下火候夠不夠。
Sink the fence post carefully into the soil.

把籬笆樁小心地打入地里。 sink sth into sth
He sank all his savings into the firm.

他把他所有的積蓄都投入了這家公司。
I've sunk all my money into a new house.

我投了所有的錢去買一幢新房子。
He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking.

他已把一半財產投資于一個新企業。

火焰最后微弱下來,火就滅了。
Their standard of living steadily sank down.

他們的生活水平不斷下降。
Her head sank down, tears welled up in her eyes.

她的頭低了下來,眼中涌出了淚水。

他的聲音低到成為耳語。
She fainted and sank to the ground.

她昏倒在地上。
The morale of the enemy forces sank to a very low level.

敵軍士氣十分低落。
A bite from a thief sinks to the bone.

賊咬一口,入骨三分。