Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense dips, present participle dipping, past tense, past participle dipped
1VERB 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. 浸;蘸
They dip the food into the sauce. [V n into/in n]
他們把食物放到調味汁裏蘸了蘸。
Quickly dip the base in and out of cold water. [V n + into/in]
5VERB 給(羊等家畜)洗藥浴 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. 給(羊等家畜)洗藥浴
Their father was helping to dip the sheep. [VERB noun]
他們的父親在幫忙給羊群洗藥浴。
dipping
He digs potatoes and helps with the sheep dipping.
他挖土豆並幫忙給羊群洗藥浴。
6N-UNCOUNT [also NOUN in plural, usually supplement NOUN]藥浴液;浸液Dip is a liquid with chemicals in it which animals or objects can be dipped in to disinfect or clean them. 藥浴液;浸液
...sheep dip.
羊群用的藥浴液
7VERB (數量或水平,通常短暫地)下降,下跌,減少 If the amount or level of something dips, it becomes smaller or lower, usually only for a short period of time. (數量或水平,通常短暫地)下降,下跌,減少
Unemployment dipped to 6.9 per cent last month. [VERB prep./adv.]
上個月失業率降到了 6.9%。
The president became more cautious as his popularity dipped. [VERB]
8N-VAR 蘸醬;(蘸蔬菜或餅幹吃的)調味醬,果醬 A dip is a thick creamy sauce. You dip pieces of raw vegetable or biscuits into the sauce and then eat them. 蘸醬;(蘸蔬菜或餅幹吃的)調味醬,果醬
9N-COUNT (短時的)遊泳,泡水 If you have or take a dip, you go for a quick swim in the sea, a river, or a swimming pool. (短時的)遊泳,泡水
She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool.
用在泳池裏遊一陣後歇一陣的幾個空當,她翻完了一本平裝本言情小說。
10VERB 將(汽車前燈)調爲近光 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. 將(汽車前燈)調爲近光 [British]
He dipped his headlights as they came up behind a slow-moving van. [VERB noun]
當他們靠近一輛緩慢行駛的貨車時,他把汽車前燈調成了近光。
This picture shows the view from a car using normal dipped lights. [VERB-ed]
這幅圖片顯示的是從一輛使用正常近光燈的汽車上所看到的景色。
in AM, use 美國英語用 dim
11VERB 浏覽;翻看 If you dip into a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously. 浏覽;翻看
...a chance to dip into a wide selection of books on Buddhism. [VERB + into]
博覽佛教群書的機會
12VERB 動用(款項等) 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. 動用(款項等)
Just when she was ready to dip into her savings, Greg hastened to her rescue. [VERB + into]