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dipBrE /dɪp/NAmE /dɪp/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they dip BrE /dɪp/ NAmE /dɪp/present simple - he / she / it dips BrE /dɪps/ NAmE /dɪps/past simple dipped BrE /dɪpt/ NAmE /dɪpt/past participle dipped BrE /dɪpt/ NAmE /dɪpt/ -ing form dipping BrE /ˈdɪpɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈdɪpɪŋ/ [T] to put sth quickly into a liquid and take it out again 蘸；浸◆~ sth (into sth) He dipped the brush into the paint. 他拿画笔蘸了蘸颜料。◆~ sth (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。 [I, T] to go downwards or to a lower level; to make sth do this （使）下降，下沉 SYNfall◆(+ 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。◆~ sth (+ adv./prep.) The plane dipped its wings. 机翼向下倾斜。 boom, decline, dip, fluctuate, level off/out level, peak, plateau, plummet, slump, trend [T] ~ sth(BrE) if you dip 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 把（汽车前灯的）远光调为近光 [T] ~ sthwhen farmers dip animals, 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 ●dip 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 ●ˌdip ˈinto sthto 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。to 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。to 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。 dipBrE /dɪp/NAmE /dɪp/ noun [C] (informal) a quick swim 游一游；泡一泡◆Let's go for a dip before breakfast. 我们早饭前去游一会儿泳吧。 [C] 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 in profits 利润急剧下降 [C] 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。 [C, U] a thick mixture into which pieces of food are dipped before being eaten 调味酱（用食物来蘸着吃） [U, C] a liquid containing a chemical into which sheep and other animals can be dipped in 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） [sing.] ~ into stha 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。 [C, usually sing.] 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 |