Разница между sink и drown

vadim_shubin ✉

link 31.01.2007 17:45

Subject: Разница между sink и drown

Подскажите, пожалуйста, какая разница между глаголами sink и drown. Кто-нибудь знает?

mahavishnu ✉

link 31.01.2007 18:21

Посмотрите этот пример:

It's Fiona singing from a place where her lover has thrown her overboard and left her to sink, drown and die.

tumanov ✉

link 31.01.2007 18:21

Main Entry: 1sink
Pronunciation: 'si[ng]k
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): sank /'sa[ng]k /; or sunk /'s&[ng]k/; sunk; sink·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sincan; akin to Old High German sinkan to sink
intransitive verb
1 a : to go to the bottom : SUBMERGE b : to become partly buried (as in mud) c : to become engulfed
2 a (1) : to fall or drop to a lower place or level (2) : to flow at a lower depth or level (3) : to burn with lower intensity (4) : to fall to a lower pitch or volume b : to subside gradually : SETTLE c : to disappear from view d : to slope gradually : DIP
3 a : to soak or become absorbed : PENETRATE b : to become impressively known or felt
4 : to become deeply absorbed
5 a : to go downward in quality, state, or condition b : to grow less in amount or worth
6 a : to fall or drop slowly for lack of strength b : to become depressed c : to fail in health or strength; broadly : FAIL

Main Entry: drown
Pronunciation: 'draun
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): drowned /'draund/; drown·ing /'drau-ni[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English drounen
intransitive verb : to become drowned
transitive verb
1 a : to suffocate by submersion especially in water b : to submerge especially by a rise in the water level c : to soak, drench, or cover with a liquid
2 : to engage (oneself) deeply and strenuously
3 : to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a loud noise -- usually used with out
4 a : to drive out (as a sensation or an idea) b : OVERWHELM