沉下水 meaning in English
swim like a tailor's goose
Examples
- The ship sank below the waves and was seen no more
这艘船沉下水去，再也看不见了。 - Sunk though he be beneath the watery floor
虽然它已沉下水去，还是捞着了。 - All sharks lack a swim bladder , so that their bodies are not buoyed up in the water and they have to keep swimming or they sink
体内没有鱼鳔，因此身体不会自动浮升，必须不断游泳，防止沉下水底。