| 单词 | dip into |
| 释义 | dip intoSEE SYNONYMS FOR dip into ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, preposition)to draw (upon)he dipped into his savings to read (passages) at random or cursorily in (a book, newspaper, etc) Words nearby dip intodiphyletic, diphyllobothriasis, Diphyllobothrium, diphyllous, diphyodont, dip into, dipivefrin hydrochloride, dipl., diplacusis, diplegia, diplex Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with dip intodip into Investigate superficially, as in He began to dip into Chaucer, or She's just dipping into psychology. This expression alludes to plunging briefly into a liquid. [Late 1600s] Withdraw something in small amounts, usually money, as in I'll have to dip into my savings. This usage employs dip into in the sense of plunging one's hand or a ladle into a pot, water, or the like for the purpose of taking something out. [Early 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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