dip是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to put something into a liquid for a short time -- 涮，浸，蘸

  • Dip the fish in the batter, then drop it into the hot oil. 先把鱼在面糊中浸一下，然后再放进热油中。

  • She dipped her toe into the pool to see how cold it was. 她把脚趾伸到游泳池里试试水有多凉。

• 1 to go down to a lower level -- 下降，下落

  • As you turn the corner, the road dips suddenly. 转过那个街角，路陡然下降。

  • The sun dipped below the horizon. 太阳落到了地平线以下。

  • House prices dipped in the first three months of the year. 今年前3个月房价下跌了。

  • You'll dazzle oncoming drivers if you don't dip your headlights. 如果不改换成近光灯就会让迎面而来的司机感到晃眼。

• 2 a cold, thick sauce that you eat by dipping pieces of uncooked vegetable or biscuits, etc. into it -- （蘸着吃的）调味酱

  • a dip in the sea/pool 在海水／水池里游一会儿

  • a silver dip 银器清洗液

  • sheep dip 羊用浴液

• 3 a part of something that is at a lower level or a movement to a lower level -- 凹陷处或斜坡；下降

  • a dip in the road 路面凹陷

  • a sudden dip in temperature 温度骤降

• 4 a short time spent considering a subject -- 涉猎，了解

  • We begin our dip into local history by examining the town's origins. 我们开始通过研究这座城镇的起源来了解当地的历史。