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1. n раковина2. n слив; сточный колодец; выгребная яма3. n редк. сточная труба4. n спец. стокheat sink — поглотитель тепла; сток теплового потока
5. n клоакаa sink of iniquity — притон, вертеп
6. n впадина, углубление, выемка7. n геол. провал, карстовая пещера8. n театр. люк9. n редк. шахтный ствол10. n грузило11. v тонуть, утопать12. v топить; погружать13. v часто губить14. v опускаться, падать15. v опускать, ронятьI hope it will not sink me in your esteem — я надеюсь, что это не уронит меня в ваших глазах
16. v понижаться17. v понижать18. v ослабевать, угасать, меркнутьI watched the flames sink — я смотрел, как угасало пламя
19. v исчезать из виду20. v забывать, не упоминать, предавать забвению; скрывать21. v подавлятьhe was ready to sink his personality — он был готов отказаться от собственного «я»
22. v проходить насквозь; просачиваться, проникать23. v впитыватьСинонимический ряд:1. basin (noun) Augean stable; basin; bowl; cesspit; cesspool; den; lavatory; pan; pandemonium; pit; sewer; Sodom; sty; tub; washbasin; washbowl2. depression (noun) concavity; depression; dip; hollow; sag; sinkage; sinkhole3. decline (verb) decline; degenerate; descend; deteriorate; disimprove; disintegrate; fade; fail; retrograde; rot; stoop; weaken; worsen4. decrease (verb) decrease; diminish; lessen; wane5. fall (verb) dive; drop; fall; fall off; plummet; regress; sag; settle; skid; slump; tumble6. humble (verb) abase; bemean; cast down; debase; degrade; demean; humble; humiliate7. lower (verb) couch; demit; depress; droop; let down; lower8. set (verb) dip; go down; set9. settle (verb) gravitate; settle10. slip (verb) slip; vitiate11. submerge (verb) founder; go under; immerse; overwhelm; scuttle; soak; submerge; submerse; swamp12. thrust (verb) bore; dig; drill; drive; plunge; ram; run; stab; stick; thrust13. total (verb) demolish; destroy; dynamite; finish; ruin; shatter; smash; torpedo; total; undo; wrack; wreckАнтонимический ряд:improve; increase; rise
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