phrasal verbphr vUNDERSTANDREALIZEif information, facts etc sink in, you gradually understand them or realize their full meaning 〔信息、事实等〕逐渐被充分理解
He paused a moment for his words to sink in.
他停顿了片刻,好让人充分理解他的话。
The implications of Labour’s defeat were beginning to sink in.
人们开始意识到工党败选所带来的影响。
Examples from the Corpus
sink in• He paused to let this newssink in.• I've been revising all day but I don't think much of it has sunk in.• The news of the President's assassination had only just begun to sink in.• Winning this tournamentmeans so much to me. It hasn't really sunk in yet.