This quirk is called the sunk cost fallacy.

这种怪为“沉没成本谬误”。

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？

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

恐惧和担心使她昏厥在地。

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面去了。

Hermione had sunk to the floor in fright.

赫敏吓呆了，扑通瘫倒在地板上。

The Akagi was sunk on June 5th, 1942.

赤城号于1942年6月5日沉没。

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？

They think it was a merchant ship loaded with blocks of copper, that it sunk in the storm while traveling to the island of Crete or possibly somewhere in Aegean Sea.

他们认为是一艘满载铜块的商船，它在前往克里特岛或爱琴海某处的途中在风暴中沉没。

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

日本在此次奥运会中投入了大量资金。

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

我的心一沉，就像失去了一个孩子。

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

在过去的一个世纪里，这座城市已经下沉了六英寸。

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了。

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？”霍琦夫人膝一软，瘫坐在一把椅子里。

Next second, Ripper had leapt forward and sunk his teeth into Uncle Vernon's leg.

又过了一秒钟，利皮向前一跳，咬住了弗农姨父的腿。

It really sunk in how wild this decision was.

我真的觉得这个决定很离谱。

You have people that sunk in thousand dollars per phone.

人们在每部手机上都要花费上千美元。

Most of his ships were sunk. Four hundred of his men were dead or wounded.

他的大部分船只都沉没了，手下有400人死伤。

Because the island is so heavy, it's sunk into in the sea floor.

因为这座岛太重了，它沉陷进了海床。