sink in

英 [sɪŋk ɪn]

美 [sɪŋk ɪn]

终于被充分理解; 终于被完全领悟

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 终于被充分理解;终于被完全领悟
  When a statement or factsinks in, you finally understand or realize it fully.
  1. The implication took a while to sink in.
     其中的含意要花点时间才能完全领会。

英英释义

verb

• become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
  1. It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
  2. she was penetrated with sorrow
  Synonym:clickget throughdawncome homeget acrosspenetratefall into place
• pass through
  1. Water permeates sand easily
  Synonym:percolatepermeatefilter

双语例句

• He paused to let the irony of this sink in.
  他停顿一下，以便让大家领会其中的讽刺意味。
• We haven't put the new sink in the bathroom yet.
  浴室里我们还没有安新水池。
• But on some trading desks, the possibility of a default is starting to sink in.
  但在一些交易席位，违约的可能性正在开始渗入。
• So offer them the time and space for things to sink in.
  所以要给他们时间和空间去思考事情。
• Please take a moment to allow this information to sink in.
  请花一点时间让信息被了解。
• To sink in status or dignity, or worsen in condition.
  地位或尊严降低，或者条件恶化。
• The full import may take a while to sink in.
  要充分理解这一法案的深刻意义可能需要一段时间。
• Carbon is transported from source to sink in the form of sugars, especially sucrose.
  碳从源到汇的转运以糖的形式尤其是蔗糖进行的。
• Anything anybody said to him to try and buck him up wouldn't sink in
  任何人对他说的任何劝他振作起来的话都不会起作用。
• Sink in the estimation of one's friends The water droplets in the clouds quickly become larger and heaver.
  在朋友中人缘越来越差云中的水滴很快地变得越来越大，越来越沉。