dip /dɪp/ CET4 TEM4 ( dipping, dipped, dips )

• 1. 

  V-T 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. 蘸

  例：

  Dip each apple in the syrup until thickly coated.

  把每个苹果在糖浆里蘸一下，直到被厚厚地裹上糖浆。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Dip is also a noun. 蘸

  例：

  ...a quick dip of his toe into the water.

  …他的脚趾头在水里快速的一蘸。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If you dip your hand into a container or dip into the container, you put your hand into it in order to take something out of it. (将手) 伸入

  例：

  She dipped a hand into the jar of candies and pulled one out.

  她把手伸进糖罐里掏出一颗糖来。

  例：

  Nancy dipped into the bowl of popcorn that Hannah had made for them.

  南希把手伸进盛着汉娜给她们做的爆米花的碗里。

• 4. 

  V-I If something dips, it makes a downward movement, usually quickly. (突然) 下沉

  例：

  Blake jumped in expertly; the boat dipped slightly under his weight.

  布莱克熟练地跳了进来；船由于他的体重微微沉了一下。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT Dip is also a noun. (突然的) 下沉

  例：

  I noticed little things, a dip of the head, a twitch in the shoulder.

  我注意到一些小动作，脑袋向下的一沉、肩膀的一抽动。

• 6. 

  V-I If an area of land, a road, or a path dips, it goes down quite suddenly to a lower level. (土地、地段、道路等) 突陷

  例：

  The road dipped and rose again as it neared the top of Parker Mountain.

  快到帕克山山顶的时候，山路突降，继而又突升。

• 7. 

  N-COUNT Dip is also a noun. (土地、地段、道路等的) 突陷

  例：

  Where the road makes a dip, soon after a small vineyard on the right, turn right.

  过了右边的小葡萄园不久，在路面陡降的地方朝右转。

• 8. 

  V-I If the amount or level of something dips, it becomes smaller or lower, usually only for a short period of time. (暂时) 下降

  例：

  Unemployment dipped to 6.9 percent last month.

  上个月，失业率降到了6.9%。

• 9. 

  N-COUNT Dip is also a noun. (暂时的) 下降

  例：

  ...the current dip in farm spending.

  …农场开支目前的暂时下降。

• 10. 

  V-I If you dip into a book, you take a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously. 浏览

  例：

  ...a chance to dip into a wide selection of books on Tibetan Buddhism.

  …一次浏览有关藏传佛教的各种各样书籍的机会。

• 11. 

  V-I 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 (积蓄)

  例：

  Just when she was ready to dip into her savings, Greg hastened to her rescue.

  就在她准备动用积蓄时，格雷格赶来救了她的急。

• 12. 

  N-COUNT If you have or take a dip, you go for a quick swim in the ocean, a lake, a river, or a swimming pool. 快游

  例：

  She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool.

  她在泳池里偶尔的快游的间歇之中快速翻完了一本平装本的爱情小说。