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]
他们把食物放到调味汁里蘸了蘸。
Quickly dip the base in and out of cold water. [V n + into/in]
5VERB 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. 给(羊等家畜)洗药浴
Their father was helping to dip the sheep. [VERB noun]
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。
6N-UNCOUNT [also NOUN in plural, usually supplement NOUN]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. 药浴液;浸液
...sheep dip.
羊群用的药浴液
7VERB (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. (数量或水平,通常短暂地)下降,下跌,减少
Unemployment dipped to 6.9 per cent last month. [VERB prep./adv.]
上个月失业率降到了 6.9%。
The president became more cautious as his popularity dipped. [VERB]
8N-VAR 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. 蘸酱;(蘸蔬菜或饼干吃的)调味酱,果酱
9N-COUNT (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. (短时的)游泳,泡水
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。
10VERB 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. 将(汽车前灯)调为近光 [British]
He dipped his headlights as they came up behind a slow-moving van. [VERB noun]
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. [VERB-ed]
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
11VERB 浏览;翻看 If you dip into a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously. 浏览;翻看
...a chance to dip into a wide selection of books on Buddhism. [VERB + into]
博览佛教群书的机会
12VERB 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. 动用(款项等)
Just when she was ready to dip into her savings, Greg hastened to her rescue. [VERB + into]