陷入 xiàn rù to sink into / to get caught up in / to land in (a predicament) syn 水池 shuǐ chí pond / pool / sink / washbasin 消沉 xiāo chén to sink into despondency / (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish / to plummet syn 水槽 shuǐ cáo sink 沉没 沉沒 chén mò to sink syn 下沉 xià chén to sink down syn 沉沦 沉淪 chén lún to sink into (vice, depravity etc) / to pass into oblivion / downfall / passing syn 甲烷 jiǎ wán methane CH4 syn 落脚 落腳 luò jiǎo to stay for a time / to stop over / to lodge / to sink down (into soft ground) / leftovers syn 落水 luò shuǐ to fall into water / to sink / overboard / fig. to degenerate / to sink (into depravity) / to go to the dogs syn 沦为 淪為 lún wéi to sink down to / to be reduced to (sth inferior) syn 击沉 擊沉 jī chén to attack and sink (a ship) syn 塌陷 tā xiàn to subside / to sink / to cave in syn 跪倒 guì dǎo to kneel down / to sink to one's knees / to grovel syn 燃气 燃氣 rán qì fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc) 沼气 沼氣 zhǎo qì marsh gas / methane CH4 syn 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats syn 浮沉 fú chén ups and downs (of life etc) / to drift along / to sink and emerge syn 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts syn 石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom) / fig. to elicit no response syn 沉陷 chén xiàn to sink / to cave in / (of a building etc) to subside / (fig.) to get lost (in contemplation, daydreams etc) syn 散热片 散熱片 sàn rè piàn heat sink 沉落 chén luò to sink / to fall 煤层气 煤層氣 méi céng qì coalbed methane 洗手盆 xǐ shǒu pén bathroom sink / wash basin 落 luò to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement syn 沉 chén to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy syn 陷 xiàn pitfall / trap / to get stuck / to sink / to cave in / to frame (false charge) / to capture (a city in battle) / to fall (to the enemy) / defect syn 堕 墮 duò to fall / to sink / (fig.) to degenerate syn 沦 淪 lún to sink (into ruin, oblivion) / to be reduced to syn 洗手池 xǐ shǒu chí bathroom sink / wash basin 湮 yān (literary) to sink into oblivion / (literary) to silt up / Taiwan pr. [yin1] 眍 瞘 kōu to sink in (of eyes) syn 氮吸收汇 氮吸收匯 dàn xī shōu huì nitrogen sink / nitrogen oxide sink / NOx sink 甲烷发酵 methane fermentation / methane digestion 甲烷气水包合物 甲烷氣水包合物 jiǎ wán qì shuǐ bāo hé wù methane 甲烷市场化伙伴关系 jiǎ wán shì chǎng huà huǒ bàn guān xì Methane to Markets Partnership 甲烷水合物 jiǎ wán shuǐ hé wù methane hydrate 煤层甲烷 煤層甲烷 méi céng jiǎ wán coal bed methane 煤矿甲烷 煤礦甲烷 méi kuàng jiǎ wán coal mine methane 国际煤床沼气开发利用专题讨论会 國際煤床沼氣開發利用專題討論會 International Symposium on Coal-Bed Methane Development and Utilization 非甲烷挥发性有机化合物 非甲烷揮發性有機化合物 non-methane volatile organic compound 强化开采煤层气 強化開采煤層氣 enhanced coal bed methane recovery 强化开采煤层甲烷 強化開采煤層甲烷 enhanced coal bed methane recovery 沼气股 zhǎo qì gǔ methane gas unit 非甲烷产品 非甲烷產品 non-methane products 非甲烷化合物 non-methane compound 低陷 dī xiàn to sink / to settle 吸碳存 xī tàn cún carbon sink 小洞不堵沉大船 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ chén dà chuán A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship. 沉潭 chén tán to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives) 沉箱 chén xiāng caisson / sink box 洗涤槽 洗滌槽 xǐ dí cáo washing tank / sink 洗碗池 xǐ wǎn chí kitchen sink 洗脸台 洗臉臺 xǐ liǎn tái commode / dressing table / sink 流理台 liú lǐ tái kitchen counter (generally including sink, food preparation area and gas range) (Tw) 沦没 淪沒 lún mò to sink / to drown 碳汇 碳匯 tàn huì carbon credits / carbon sink 翻沉 fān chén to capsize and sink 臭氧吸收汇 ozone sink 生态系统容污能力 shēng tài xì tǒng róng wū néng lì sink capacity of an ecosystem 热汇 熱匯 rè huì heat sink 消散因素 sink factors 氧吸收汇 氧吸收匯 yǎng xī shōu huì oxygen sink 以生物量为基础的碳汇 以生物量為基礎的碳匯 biomass-based carbon sink 能阱 néng jǐng energy sink 能源吸收汇 能源吸收匯 néng yuán xī shōu huì energy sink 氯的吸收汇 氯的吸收匯 chlorine sink 温室气体吸收汇 溫室气体吸收匯 wēn shì qì tǐ xī shōu huì sink of greenhouse gases 落水洞 sink hole 眍䁖 瞘瞜 kōu lou to sink in (of eyes) 一条绳上的蚂蚱 一條繩上的螞蚱 yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom) / fig. people who are in it together for better or worse / people who will sink or swim together 泯没 泯沒 mǐn mò to sink into oblivion / to be lost to memory / to vanish syn 水能载舟，亦能覆舟 水能載舟，亦能覆舟 shuǐ néng zài zhōu , yì néng fù zhōu lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) / fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it / if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm / things can be double-edged 湮灭 湮滅 yān miè to sink into oblivion / to bury in obscurity syn 