dip
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they dip | |
| he / she / it dips | |
| past simple dipped | |
| past participle dipped | |
| -ing form dipping |
- [transitive]
to put something quickly into a liquid and take it out again 蘸；浸 - dip something (into something)
He dipped the brush into the paint. 他拿画笔蘸了蘸颜料。 - dip something (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。
Extra ExamplesHe dipped his finger in the water 他把手指浸入水中。 Quickly dip the tomatoes in boiling water. 在沸水中把西红柿快速地蘸一下。 She dipped the brush lightly in the varnish. 她把刷子在清漆中轻轻蘸了蘸。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- lightly
- quickly
- in
- into
- dip something (into something)
- [intransitive, transitive]
to go downwards or to a lower level; to make something do this （使）下降，下沉 - (+ 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。 - dip something (+ adv./prep.)
The plane dipped its wings. 机翼向下倾斜。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1He dipped his head as he went through the doorway. 他走过门口时低着头。 His head dipped towards her. 他向她低着头。 Support dipped sharply to 51 per cent. 支持率骤降至51%。 The road dipped steeply down into the town. 这条路陡然下斜，一直延伸到城里。 The sun was slowly dipping out of sight. 太阳慢慢落山不见了。 hills which dip gently to the east 向东面缓缓下斜的山丘 when unemployment dips below a certain point 失业率降到了某一点位以下时
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slightly
- sharply
- below
- (+ adv./prep.)
- [transitive] dip something (British English)
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 - [transitive] dip something
when 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 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- lightly
- quickly
- in
- into
Word OriginOld English dyppan, of Germanic origin; related to deep.
Idioms
dip into your pocket
- (informal)
to spend some of your own money on something 花钱；掏腰包 She was forced to dip into her own pocket to pay for the repairs. 她被迫自掏腰包支付修理费。
dip a toe in/into something | dip a toe in/into the water
- (informal)
to start doing something very carefully to see if it will be successful or not 涉足试试；试做 We decided to dip a toe in the computer games market. 我们决定涉足电脑游戏市场。