单词 | dip |
释义 | verb | noun dipdip1 /dɪp/ ●●○ S3 verb (dipped, dipping) 1 [transitive] to put something into a liquid and quickly lift it out again: dip something in/into something Dip vegetables into the batter before frying.2[intransitive] if the amount or level of something dips, it goes down to a lower level, usually for a short time: Housing prices dipped again last month. Temperatures may dip to minus two degrees overnight.3[intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive] to move to a lower position, or to make something do this: She dipped her head to avoid a low branch.dip in/into/down etc. The sun dipped below the horizon.4[transitive] to put pets or other animals in a bath containing a chemical that kills insects on their skin [Origin: Old English dyppan] → see also skinny-dippingdip into something phrasal verb1to use some of an amount of money that you have: City officials were forced to dip into other funds to pay for snow removal. Teachers are having to dip into their pockets (=pay for something with their own money) for new school supplies.2to take something from inside something such as a box or container: He kept dipping into the bag of candy.3to read short parts of a book, magazine, etc., but not the whole thing: It’s the kind of book you can dip into now and again. verb | noun dipdip2 ●●○ noun 1FOOD [countable, uncountable] a thick mixture that you can dip food into before you eat it: an avocado dip for chips2SWIM [countable] informal a quick swim: Let’s take a quick dip in the pool. She went for a dip in the lake.3DECREASE [countable] a slight decrease in the amount of something: dip in a dip in the exchange rate4IN A SURFACE [countable] a place where the surface of something goes down suddenly, and then goes up again: dip in a dip in the road5PERSON [countable] spoken a stupid person6FOR ANIMALS [countable, uncountable] a liquid that contains a chemical which kills insects on pets and other animals |
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