dip
verb
noun
dɪp
verb
1
PUT STH IN LIQUID
将某物放入液体中
to
put
something
into
a
liquid
and
lift
it
out
again
蘸，浸
T
dip
sth
in/into
sth
He
dipped
his
hand
in
the
water.
他把手浸入水中。
Dip
the
strawberries
into
melted
chocolate.
把草莓在熔化的巧克力中蘸一蘸。
2
MOVE DOWN
向下移动
to
move
down,
or
to
make
something
move
down,
usually
for
just
a
short
time
（使）下降，（使）下落
I,T
We
watched
the
sun
dip
below
the
horizon.
我们看着太阳落到地平线下。
She
dipped
her
head
and
spoke
into
the
microphone.
她低下头对着麦克风讲话。
3
BECOME LESS
变少
if
an
amount
or
level
dips,
it
becomes
less,
usually
for
just
a
short
time
减少，降低;
I
Profits
dipped
slightly
last
year.
去年利润略有降低。
Temperatures
dipped
to
-10˚C
last
night.
昨晚气温降到了零下十摄氏度。
4
ROAD/PATH
马路/小路
if
land
or
a
road
or
path
dips,
it
slopes
down
and
then
goes
up
again
〔路面〕下沉，向下倾斜
C
5
dip your headlights/lights
to
lower
the
angle
of
the
front
lights
of
your
car
when
someone
is
driving
towards
you
[英] 〔当对面有车开来时〕把汽车前灯调为近光
BrE
6
ANIMALS
动物
to
put
animals
in
a
chemical
that
kills
insects
on
their
skin
让〔动物〕洗药浴〔灭虫〕
T
7
to
read
short
parts
of
a
book,
magazine
etc,
but
not
the
whole
thing
翻阅，浏览〔书、杂志等〕
It’s
the
kind
of
book
you
can
dip
into
now
and
again.
这是那种可以不时翻阅一下的书。
8
to
use
some
of
an
amount
of
money
that
you
have
动用〔存款〕
Medical
bills
forced
her
to
dip
into
her
savings
.
为了付医药费，她不得不动用存款。
Parents
are
being
asked
to
dip
into
their
pockets
for
new
school
books
(=use
their
own
money
to
pay
for
them)
.
父母被要求掏腰包买新课本。
9
to
put
your
hand
into
a
bag
or
box
in
order
to
take
out
one
of
the
things
inside
把手伸进〔袋里或盒子里把里面的东西掏出来〕
On
her
lap
was
a
bag
of
candy
which
she
kept
dipping
into.
她不停地从腿上放着的一袋糖果里摸糖出来吃。
noun
10
SWIM
游泳
a
quick
swim
[非正式] 游一会泳
C | informal
Are
you
coming
in
for
a
dip?
你来游一会儿吗？
take/have
a
dip
Let’s
take
a
dip
in
the
lake.
我们到湖里游一小会儿泳去吧。
11
DECREASE
下降
a
slight
decrease
in
the
amount
of
something
〔某物数量上轻微的〕减少，下降
C
[+
in
]
an
unexpected
dip
in
profits
出乎意料的利润下降
12
FOOD
食物
a
thick
mixture
that
you
can
dip
food
into
before
you
eat
it
〔用来蘸食物吃的〕调味酱汁，蘸料
C,U
sour
cream
and
onion
dip
酸奶油和洋葱蘸料
13
IN A SURFACE
在表面
a
place
where
the
surface
of
something
goes
down
suddenly,
then
goes
up
again
凹陷，向下倾斜处
C
[+
in
]
a
dip
in
the
road
路上向下的斜坡
14
FOR ANIMALS
动物用的
a
chemical
that
kills
insects
on
sheep
and
other
animals
〔给羊或其他动物杀虫用的〕药浴液
C,U
sheep
dip
羊洗浴液
15
PERSON
人
a
stupid
person
[美，口] 傻瓜，笨蛋
C | AmE spoken
16
a dip into sth
a
quick
look
at
information,
a
book,
magazine
etc
浏览，草草翻阅
People
interested
in
history
would
enjoy
a
dip
into
this
book.
对历史感兴趣的人会喜欢翻阅一下这本书。
17
diploma
the
written
abbreviation
of
书面缩写= diploma