sink inviintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived."
literal (be absorbed) (本义)
被吸收 bèi xī shōu
sink invi phrasalphrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up."
figurative (be understood) (比喻)
逐渐被充分理解 zhú jiān bèi chōng fèn lǐ jiě
He paused to allow the complex information to sink in.