short for Shenyang Shen, a state in the Zhou Dynasty
The clergyman began droning the psalm.
牧师开始以单调而低沈的语调吟诵赞美诗。
—— 给力词典精选Unaccountably, he kept silent.
令人难解的是, 他竟一直保持沈默。
—— 给力词典精选In the course of time , this kind of lantern has become an exclusive of the Shens.
后来, 这种灯笼成了沈家的绝活。
—— 给力词典精选The ivory Buddha carved by Shen Weizhong, a contemporary Chinese sculptor, is the world´s smallest piece of sculpture, its size being just four - fifths that of a grain of rice.
中国当代雕刻工艺师沈为众雕刻的象牙佛像是世界上最小的雕刻。这个象牙佛像只有一粒米的 五分之四 大。
—— 给力词典精选The heavy box strained the rope to a breaking point.
那只沈重的箱子几乎把绳子拉断。
—— 辞典例句