sunken
adj
1 [attrib 作定语]
that has gone to the bottom of the sea 沉没海底的: a sunken ship 沉船
sunken treasure 沉入海底的金银财宝.
2 (of cheeks, etc) hollow as a result of hunger, illness, etc (指面颊等)(因饥饿、 疾病等)凹陷的
the sunken eyes of the dying man 那垂死男子的凹陷的眼睛.
3 [attrib 作定语]
at a lower level than the surrounding area 比周围低的
a sunken terrace at the bottom of the garden 在园子尽头低洼处的梯田.
An ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue.
牛因有脚而被抓,人因有舌而遭殃。
Men accustomed to struggling for survival against the elements and Indians were bewildered by politicians, bankers and businessmen, and unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.