1. | [t] 蘸；浸to put sth quickly into a liquid and take it out again |
He dipped the brush into the paint. 他拿画笔蘸了蘸颜料。 | |
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. | [i][t] （使）下降，下沉to go downwards or to a lower level; to make sth do this |
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。 | |
The plane dipped its wings. 机翼向下倾斜。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 把（汽车前灯的）远光调为近光if youdip your headlights when 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 |
4. | [t] ~ sth 给（牲畜，尤指绵羊）洗药浴when farmersdip animals, especially sheep, they put them in a bath of a liquid containing chemicals in order to kill insects, etc. |
1. | [c] (informal) 游一游；泡一泡a quick swim |
Let's go for a dip before breakfast. 我们早饭前去游一会儿泳吧。 |
2. | [c] （通常指暂时的）减少，下降，衰退a decrease in the amount or success of sth, usually for only a short period |
a sharp dip in profits 利润急剧下降 |
3. | [c] 凹陷处；低洼处a place where a surface suddenly drops to a lower level and then rises again |
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. | [c][u] 调味酱（用食物来蘸着吃）a thick mixture into which pieces of food are dipped before being eaten |
5. | [u][c] 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）a liquid containing a chemical into which sheep and other animals can be dipped in order to kill insects on them |
6. | [sing] ~ into sth 浏览；草草翻阅a quick look at sth |
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. | [c][ususing] （降而复升的）一动a quick movement of sth down and up |
He gave a dip of his head. 他点了点头。 |
