This quirk is called the sunk cost fallacy.

这种怪癖被称为“沉没成本谬误”。

Her fright and concern sunk her down in a deep swoon.

恐惧和担心使她昏厥在地。

In the 1920s Britain had sunk into an economic slump.

上世纪20年代，英国陷入一场经济衰退。

Harry felt as though his stomach had sunk through the dusty carpet.

哈利觉得他的心似乎一下子沉到肮脏的地毯下。

I'm glad that talk really sunk in.

我很高兴你把昨天的谈话听进。

Hermione had sunk to the floor in fright.

赫敏吓呆，扑通倒在地板上。

The Akagi was sunk on June 5th, 1942.

赤城号于1942年6月5日沉没。

You sunk about $200 million of your own money into this.

你把自己的2亿投进。

So has the significance of that sunk in for you?

你觉得对你而言，其中的意义是什么？

Japan has sunk an impressive amount of money into these games.

日本在此次奥运会中投入大量资金。

My heart just sunk, it felt like I lost a child.

我的心一沉，就像失一个孩子。

But isn't Alantis supposed to have sunk in the water, not in the sand?

但是，阿兰提斯不是应该沉在水里，而不是沙子里吗？

Over the last century, the city has sunk six inches.

在过的一个世纪里，这座城市已经下沉六英寸。

Two French battleships are heavily damaged. And one, the Bretagne, is sunk.

两艘法国战舰遭受重创，其中一艘布列塔尼号沉没。

You've sunk one of my subs, Captain.

你击沉我的一艘潜艇，舰长。

Good shot, Mr. Carreidas, a destroyer sunk by 3 direct hits!

打得好，卡雷达斯先生，三发全中，击沉我的一艘驱逐舰。

Many ships have sunk in the waters around the islands over the centuries.

几个世纪以来，许多船只在岛屿周围的水域中沉没。

76 years after it was sunk in the Second World War.

距离其在二战中沉没已有76年之久。

“Who is it? ” said Madam Hooch, who had sunk, weak-kneed, into a chair.

“是谁？”霍琦夫人双膝一软，坐在一把椅子里。

And the iron monster was sunk to keep it from falling into Union hands.

为防止这艘巨型铁船落入联邦军手中，联盟国士兵将其击沉。