单词 | dipstick |
释义 | dipstick[ dip-stik ] / ˈdɪpˌstɪk / nouna rod for measuring the depth of a liquid; especially, a thin metal rod used to measure the oil level in the crankcase of an automotive engine. Slang. fool; jerk. Origin of dipstickFirst recorded in 1925–30; dip1 + stick1 Words nearby dipstickdipsogen, dipsomania, dipsomaniac, dipsosis, dipsotherapy, dipstick, dipstick test, dip switch, dipsy-doodle, Diptera, dipteral Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for dipstickdipstick / (ˈdɪpˌstɪk) / nouna graduated rod or strip dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level British slang a fool 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 |
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