sinking
n. 沉没
v. (使)下沉, (使)沉没( sink的现在分词 )
If you have a sinking feeling, you suddenly become depressed or lose hope.
I began to have a sinking feeling that I was not going to get rid of her.
我开始有一种永远也摆脱不了她的沮丧情绪。
1. a descent as through liquid (especially through water);
2. a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength);
3. a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension;
Far off to the west the sun was sinking.
远处夕阳西下。
The lifeboat crashed against the side of the sinking ship.
救生船撞上了那艘正在下沉的船的侧身。
He was sinking into the Slough of Despond.
他那时正陷入极度沮丧的状态。
The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.
敌军的士气日益低落.
Send out a distress signal; the ship is sinking.
发出求救信号吧, 船正在下沉.