k ik ( ^ ) : We sank all our
savings into the
venture.
a noun 1 a large open container
in a kitchen that has taps/faucets to supply water and that you use for washing
dishes in ( If ffi (ft ) tfe & fife , Sfc $b
If : Don’t just leave your dirty plates in the sink! $}ij
JC J3ft # 7?&tfc8iMtM--$*fcAf:T! o I felt
chained to the kitchen sink {= I had to spend all my time doing jobs
in the house), tfc$&£T4±&±—#c — picture
0
plug 2 (especially NAmE) = washbasin T*T?7I see
KITCHEN
■
flrfy. [only before noun] (BrE) located in a poor area
where social conditions are bad T ^ ^ II #J ^ E
; & R; 0 $1: the
misery of life in sink estates & 0
oa sink
school
sink er /'siijka(r)/ noun a weight that is attached to a fishing line or net to keep it under
the water (
MA
lETCI see hook n.
sink-hole /'sirjkheul; NAmE -houl/ (also 'swallow hole) noun (geology ffe) a large hole in
the ground that a river flows into, created over a long period of time by water
that has fallen as rain ( fei&ffiT,
W&')
sin ner /■ sina(r)/ noun (formal) a person who has committed
a sin or sins (= broken God’s law) p A Sinn Fein /Jin 'fern/ noun [U+sing./pl. v.] an Irish political party that wants
ft, i&JtgftftfBgftft&ft®m-)
Si no- /'samau; NAmE -nou/ combining form (in nouns and adjectives &j$£i^lfB§iU)
Chinese ft IS A
( ($ ) : Sino-Japanese
relations
ft 0 AA sin ology /sai'nnlad3i; si-; NAmE -'nail-/ noun [U] the study of Chinese language, history, customs
and politics )
►
sin olog
ist /sai'nDlad3ist; si-; NAmE -'nail-/ noun sinu-ous /'smjuas/ oft. (literary) turning while moving,
in an elegant way; having many curves ^ ft # Ht (HJ; $e$§M : a
sinuous movement 0 the
sinuous grace
of a cat P the sinuous course
of the river ft ►sinu-ous-ly
adv.
si nus /'sainas/ noun any of the hollow spaces in the bones of the head
that are connected to the inside of the nose H; Hit: blocked
sinuses si nus itis /.saina'saitis/ noun [U] the painful swelling of the sinuses (
# )
-sion o
-ion
Sioux /su:/ noun (pi. Sioux) a member of a Native
American people many of whom live in the
im)
sip /sip/ verb, noun
m verb ( pp-) ~ (sth) | ~ (at sth) to drink sth, taking a very small amount each time A P
01; jR: [V] She sat there, sipping at her tea. 0 [VN] He slowly
sipped his
wine.
* noun a very small amount of a
drink that you take into your mouth — /ft P ( Aftf ) : to
have/take a sip of water
si phon (also sy-phon)
/'sarin/
noun, verb mnoun a tube that is used for
moving liquid from one container to another, using pressure from the atmosphere
4108.11
■
verb [VN,
usually -t-adv./prep.] 1 to move a liquid from
one container to another,
using a siphon 4I P& H 0$
( ) : I
siphoned the gasoline out of the car into a
can. o The waste
liquid needs
to be siphoned off. f§ Jc jfi flit ft <>
2 (informal) to remove money from
one place and move it to another, especially dishonestly or illegally ( ft 4lf &S )
ttft, &&(*!) 003 DIVERT:
She has
been accused of siphoning
off thousands of pounds from the company into her own bank account. Mtfcjft
mm r g a wmp mc
Sit*
0-w /s3:(r); sa(r)/ noun
used as a polite way of
addressing a man whose
name you do not know, for
example in a shop/store or restaurant, or to show respect (Aft iA iK (Hj H 'tft
6 :J # Good morning, sir. Can I help you? ,
ft ft 0
IS 3c ft fF A ? O Are you ready to order, sir? ft
ft, 0 ‘Report to me tomorrow,
corporal!’
‘Yes, sir!’ “Aft, ” :“s&, ” o
‘Thank you very much. ’ ‘You’re welcome, sir. Have a
nice day.’ “g®. ” “ft H , ftft> $L & It „ ”
1
compare ma’am(I) —see also madam(I) 2 Dear
Sir/Sirs
used
at the beginning of a formal business letter when you do not know the name of
the man or people that you are dealing with ( ft
Aftftl^
% )
ftft, l'#A: Dear Sir/Sirs %%
Wftft / if ftftft o Dear Sir or Madam
ft^WftftsScft ±
3 Sir
a
title that is used before the first name of a man who has received one of the
highest British honours (= a knight), or before the first name
of a baronet i
ffi ) 1§±: Sir Paul McCartney 0
Thank you, Sir Paul. Ht Ht , ^ f§ ± <, — compare
lady(6) 4 (BrE) used as a form of address by children in
school to a male teacher ( 41 A^W^nf
) 5feA, ^ ijrp: Please, sir, can I open a window? ^ ijrp, if ft JF ~ Ji
® P $? >% ? — compare miss n.(4)
IBIB1 ,no ‘sir! | ,no si'ree! (informal, especially NAmE) certainly not <&A: We will never allow that to
happen!
no sir! ,yes
'sir! | ,yes si'ree! used to emphasize that sth
is true ( UMiWg A® ) That’s
a fine car you have. Yes
Sir! Mmm
sire /'saia(r)/ noun,
verb
m noun 1
(technical A
in) the male parent of an animal, especially a horse ( ft fa ) ^
2
compare dam n.(2) 2 (old use) a word that people used
when they addressed a king ( |H ftf H 3E #
0f ) 1ST
h verb [VN] 1 to be the male parent of
an animal, especially a horse ( #2 (old-
fashioned
or humorous) to become the father of a child
siree (also sir-ree) /sa'ri:/ exclamation
(NAmE, informal) used for emphasis, especially after yes’ or ‘no’ ( jJtHjgin ^, ft
it yes no ) : He’s not going to do it, no siree. m*fA£v
siren /'sairen/ noun 1 a device that makes a
long loud sound as a signal or warning H U ; W it £! : an
air-raid siren 0 A
police car raced past with
its siren
wailing. — 2
(in
ancient
Greek stories) any of a group of sea creatures that were part woman and part
bird, or part woman and part fish, whose beautiful singing made sailors sail
towards them into rocks or dangerous waters Hi (, ft
) 3 a
woman who is very attractive or beautiful but also dangerous M JliP&W&A; 4 ~
voices/song/call (literary) the
temptation to do
sth that seems very attractive but that will have bad results The
government
must resist
the siren voices calling for tax cuts. i&IttJjTj
sir-loin /'s3:loin;
NAmE 'S3irl-/ (also .sirloin 'steak) noun [U, C] good quality
beef that is cut from a cow’s back A M
si rocco (also sci-rocco) /si'mkau; NAmE si'raikou/ noun
(pi. -os) a hot wind that blows
from
sis /sis/ noun
(informal)
sister (used when you are speaking to her) ( ikifc
sisal /‘saisl/ noun [u] strong fibres made from the leaves of a tropical plant
also called sisal,
used
for making rope, floor coverings, etc. MfcbftflT
mmi&mm, uw, )
sissy (BrE also cissy) /'sisi/ noun (pi. -ies) (informal, disapproving) a boy that other men or
boys laugh at because they think he is weak or frightened, or only interested
in the sort of things girls like
333 wimp ► sissy adj.