The word "dip" can be used as a verb or a noun. As a verb, it means to put something into a liquid briefly and take it out again, to reach into a container, or to move downwards quickly. As a noun, it can refer to a brief swim, a decrease, a thick sauce, or an area that slopes downwards.
The word "dip" can be used as a verb or a noun. As a verb, it means to put something into a liquid briefly and take it out again, to reach into a container, or to move downwards quickly. As a noun, it can refer to a brief swim, a decrease, a thick sauce, or an area that slopes downwards.
[VERB 动词]浸；蘸 If you dip something in a liquid, you put it into the liquid for a short time, so that only part of it is covered, and take it out again.
[V n into/in n]
[oft N in n]
They dip the food into the sauce...
他们把食物放到调味汁里蘸了蘸。
Quickly dip the base in and out of cold water.
把底部在冷水中快速地浸一下后拿出来。
Dip is also a noun.
One dip into the bottle should do an entire nail.
往瓶子里蘸一下的量就应该能涂满整个指甲。
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[VERB 动词]把(手)伸入 If you dip your hand into a container or dip into the container, you put your hand into it in order to take something out of it.
[V n into n]
[V into n]
[V n with in]
She dipped a hand into the jar of sweets and pulled one out...
她把手伸进糖果罐，摸出了一颗糖。
Watch your fingers as you dip into the pot...
把手伸进锅里时当心你的手指头。
Ask the children to guess what's in each container by dipping their hands in.
让孩子们伸手进去摸摸，猜猜每个容器里面是什么。
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[VERB 动词](通常指迅速地)下降，下落，下沉 If something dips, it makes a downward movement, usually quite quickly.
[V]
[V prep]
Blake jumped in expertly； the boat dipped slightly under his weight...
布莱克很熟练地跳上了船，他的重量使小船微微向下沉了沉。
The sun dipped below the horizon.
太阳落到了地平线下。
Dip is also a noun.
I noticed little things, a dip of the head, a twitch in the shoulder.
我注意到了一些细节：头的往下一沉，肩膀的突然颤动。
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[VERB 动词]陡然下降；凹下去；突然下倾 If an area of land, a road, or a path dips, it goes down quite suddenly to a lower level.
[V]
[V adv/prep]
The road dipped and rose again.
道路陡然沉下去又升上来。
...a path which suddenly dips down into a tunnel.
突然下降进入一条隧道的小路
Dip is also a noun.
Where the road makes a dip, turn right.
在下坡处，向右转。
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[VERB 动词]给(羊等家畜)洗药浴 When farmers dip sheep or other farm animals, they put them into a container of liquid with chemicals in it, in order to kill harmful insects which live on the animals' bodies.
[V n]
Their father was helping to dip the sheep.
他们的父亲在帮忙给羊群洗药浴。
dipping
He digs potatoes and helps with the sheep dipping.
他挖土豆并帮忙给羊群洗药浴。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]药浴液；浸液Dip is a liquid with chemicals in it which animals or objects can be dipped in to disinfect or clean them.
[also N in pl]
...sheep dip.
羊群用的药浴液
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[VERB 动词](数量或水平，通常短暂地)下降，下跌，减少 If the amount or level of something dips, it becomes smaller or lower, usually only for a short period of time.
[V prep/adv]
[V]
Unemployment dipped to 6.9 per cent last month...
上个月失业率降到了 6.9%。
The president became more cautious as his popularity dipped.
由于支持率有所下降，总统变得更加谨慎了。
Dip is also a noun.
...the current dip in farm spending.
目前农场开支的减少
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[N-VAR 可变名词]蘸酱；(蘸蔬菜或饼干吃的)调味酱，果酱 A dip is a thick creamy sauce. You dip pieces of raw vegetable or biscuits into the sauce and then eat them.
Maybe we could just buy some dips.
或许我们可以只买一点儿蘸酱。
...prawns with avocado dip.
配鳄梨酱的对虾
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](短时的)游泳，泡水 If you have or take a dip, you go for a quick swim in the sea, a river, or a swimming pool.
She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool.
用在泳池里游一阵后歇一阵的几个空当，她翻完了一本平装本言情小说。
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[VERB 动词]将(汽车前灯)调为近光 If you are driving a car and dip the headlights, you operate a switch that makes them shine downwards, so that they do not shine directly into the eyes of other drivers.
[V n]
[V-ed]
[BRIT 英]
He dipped his headlights as they came up behind a slow-moving van...
当他们靠近一辆缓慢行驶的货车时，他把汽车前灯调成了近光。
This picture shows the view from a car using normal dipped lights.
这幅图片显示的是从一辆使用正常近光灯的汽车上所看到的景色。
in AM, use 美国英语用 dim
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[VERB 动词]浏览；翻看 If you dip into a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.
[V into n]
...a chance to dip into a wide selection of books on Buddhism.
博览佛教群书的机会
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[VERB 动词]动用(款项等) If you dip into a sum of money that you had intended to save, you use some of it to buy something or pay for something.
[V into n]
Just when she was ready to dip into her savings, Greg hastened to her rescue.
正当她准备动用自己的存款时，格雷格赶来给她救了急。
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See also:
lucky dip
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dipdipsdippeddippingverb(-pp-)1[transitive ]to put sth quickly into a liquid and take it out again 蘸；浸dipsth (into sth) ◆He dipped the brush into the paint.他拿画笔蘸了蘸颜料。dipsth (in) ◆Dip your hand in to see how hot the water is.把手伸进去看看水有多热。◆The fruit had been dipped in chocolate.这水果蘸过巧克力酱。2[intransitive , transitive ]to go downwards or to a lower level; to make sth do this （使）下降，下沉SYN
fall
(+ adv./prep.)◆The sun dipped below the horizon.太阳落到地平线下了。◆Sales for this quarter have dipped from 38.7 million to 33 million.本季度销售额从 3 870 万下降到 3 300 万。◆The road dipped suddenly as we approached the town.我们向镇里驶近时道路陡然下斜。dipsth (+ adv./prep.) ◆The plane dipped its wings.机翼向下倾斜。3[transitive ]dipsth ( BrE) if you dipyour headlightswhen driving a car at night, you make the light from them point down so that other drivers do not have the light in their eyes 把（汽车前灯的）远光调为近光4[transitive ]dipsth when farmers dipanimals, especially sheep, they put them in a bath of a liquid containing chemicals in order to kill insects, etc. 给（牲畜，尤指绵羊）洗药浴IDIOMSdip into your ˈpocket( informal) to spend some of your own money on sth 花钱；掏腰包dip a ˈtoe in/into sth | dip a ˈtoe in/into the water( informal) to start doing sth very carefully to see if it will be successful or not 涉足试试；试做PHRASAL VERBˌdip ˈinto sth1to put your hand into a container to take sth out 把手伸进（…里取东西）◆She dipped into her purse and took out some coins.她从钱包里掏出一些硬币。2to read or watch only parts of sth 浏览；略为过目；涉猎◆I have only had time to dip into the report.这份报告我来不及细看，只是草草浏览了一遍。3to take an amount from money that you have saved 提取（款项）；动用（存款）◆We took out a loan for the car because we didn't want to dip into our savings.因为不想动用存款，我们申请了一笔贷款买汽车。noun1[countable ]( informal) a quick swim 游一游；泡一泡◆Let's go for a dipbefore breakfast. 我们早饭前去游一会儿泳吧。2[countable ]a decrease in the amount or success of sth, usually for only a short period （通常指暂时的）减少，下降，衰退SYN
fall
◆a sharp dip inprofits 利润急剧下降3[countable ]a place where a surface suddenly drops to a lower level and then rises again 凹陷处；低洼处◆a dip in the road路上的凹陷处◆Puddles had formed in the dips.低洼处形成了一个个水坑。4[countable , uncountable ]a thick mixture into which pieces of food are dippedbefore being eaten 调味酱（用食物来蘸着吃）5[uncountable , countable ]a liquid containing a chemical into which sheep and other animals can be dippedin order to kill insects on them 药浴液，清洗液（用于绵羊或其他牲畜洗浴以杀死身上的虫子）6[singular ]dipinto sth a quick look at sth 浏览；草草翻阅◆A brief dip into history serves to confirm this view.随便翻阅一下历史就足以证实这种观点。7[countable , usually singular ]a quick movement of sth down and up （降而复升的）一动◆He gave a dip of his head.他点了点头。☞see also
lucky dip
dip/dɪp; NAmEdɪp/
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1put something in liquid [transitive] to put something into a liquid and lift it out againdip something in/into something He dipped his hand in the water. Dip the strawberries into melted chocolate.► see thesaurus at
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2move down [intransitive, transitive] to move down, or to make something move down, usually for just a short time: We watched the sun dip below the horizon. She dipped her head and spoke into the microphone.3become less [intransitive] if an amount or level dips, it becomes less, usually for just a short timeSYN fall: Profits dipped slightly last year. Temperatures dipped to -10°C last night.4road/path [countable] if land or a road or path dips, it slopes down and then goes up again5dip your headlights/lights British English to lower the angle of the front lights of your car when someone is driving towards you6animals [transitive] to put animals in a chemical that kills insects on their skin →
skinny-dipping
dip into phrasal verb1to read short parts of a book, magazine etc, but not the whole thing: It’s the kind of book you can dip into now and again.2to use some of an amount of money that you have: Medical bills forced her to dip into her savings. Parents are being asked to dip into their pockets for new school books (=use their own money to pay for them).3to put your hand into a bag or box in order to take out one of the things inside: On her lap was a bag of candy which she kept dipping into.
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1swim [countable] informal a quick swim: Are you coming in for a dip?take/have a dip Let’s take a dip in the lake.2decrease [countable] a slight decrease in the amount of somethingdip in an unexpected dip in profits3food [countable, uncountable] a thick mixture that you can dip food into before you eat it: sour cream and onion dip4in a surface [countable] a place where the surface of something goes down suddenly, then goes up againdip in a dip in the road5for animals [countable, uncountable] a chemical that kills insects on sheep and other animals: sheep dip6person [countable] American English spoken a stupid person7a dip into something a quick look at information, a book, magazine etc: People interested in history would enjoy a dip into this book. →