单词	sunken
释义	sunkensunk‧en /ˈsʌŋkən/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINsunken Origin: 1300-1400 From an old past participle of sink Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES sunken ships a sunken living room EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After Charlotte's death in 1943, the villagers all noticed how extraordinarily frail and sunken Shaw looked. Black sunken eyes like dried figs. His eyes were dark and sunken. In one corner there is a sunken jacuzzi with a young person in it, moving sinuously in the bubbling waters. Lastly it is worth noting any usual features like sunken logs, projecting tree roots and big boulders. The church had to be located out of sight in a sunken cul-de-sac west of the village street. The inspector looked at his sunken head with compassion. The three arc-lamps had come to rest athwart the sunken bomber, sharply illuminating the fuselage and the two wings. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► sunken eye (=having fallen inwards, especially because of age or illness)· The man's eyes were sunken, with deep black rings around them. ► buried/hidden/sunken treasure COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► cheek · The grey skin; the red-rimmed eyes; the sunken cheeks.· Fitzosbert's sunken cheeks were liberally rouged and this made his bulbous grey eyes seem even more fish-like. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► sunken cheeks/eyes etc Black sunken eyes like dried figs. Fitzosbert's sunken cheeks were liberally rouged and this made his bulbous grey eyes seem even more fish-like. No bulging rib cages, no collar bones out to here, no sunken eyes or bizarre hipbone bulges. The flesh had melted from her and she stared at the wall apathetically from sunken eyes. The grey skin; the red-rimmed eyes; the sunken cheeks. 1[only before noun] having fallen to the bottom of the sea, a lake, or a river:  the wrecks of sunken ships sunken treasure2sunken cheeks/eyes etc cheeks or eyes that have fallen inwards, especially because of age or illness SYN  hollow:  Her eyes looked dull and sunken.3[only before noun] built or placed at a lower level than the surrounding floor or ground:  Steps led down to a sunken garden. a sunken bath
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