sink
v. /sɪŋk/ A2
下沉；沉没
To go down below the surface of water.
仙境例句
The Dodo was so heavy that he began to sink, so the Duck pushed him up.
渡渡鸟太重了，开始往下沉，于是鸭子把他往上托。
原著这一句
“You ought to be ashamed of yourself for asking such a simple question,” added the Gryphon; and then they both sat silent and looked at poor Alice, who felt ready to sink into the earth.
“问出这么浅显的问题，你真该觉得害臊才对，”鹰头狮在一旁帮腔；接着它们俩都沉默地坐着，打量着可怜的爱丽丝，爱丽丝羞得恨不得找个地缝钻进去。
卡罗尔原著 · 第 9 章
巴菲特芒格原话
People do, I think, they sink faster to a lower prevailing morality than they rise to a higher prevailing morality.依我看，人们堕落到更低的普遍道德水准的速度，往往比他们上升到更高的道德水准要快得多。
Warren Buffett · 2004