dip
verb
uk/dɪp/us/dɪp/-pp-dipverb(PUT INTO LIQUID)
B2[T]
to put something into aliquidfor ashorttime:
涮，浸，蘸Dip thefishinthebatter, thendropit into thehotoil.先把鱼在面糊中浸一下，然后再放进热油中。
She dipped hertoeintothepooltoseehowcoldit was.她把脚趾伸到游泳池里试试水有多凉。
[T]
to putsheepfor ashorttimeinto acontainerofliquidcontainingchemicalsthatkillharmfulinsectson the sheep'sbodies
给（羊）洗药浴（以杀死身上对其有害的虫类）- She dipped thematerialinto thedye.
- Thegirlssatat theedgeof thepooland dippedtheirtoesinto thewater.
- Dadlikesto dip histoastinto hissoup.
- He dipped thenibof thepeninto theinkbeforestartingto write.
- Thecatdippeditspawinto thegoldfishbowl, butquicklypulledit out again.
Movement on or through water
- buoyantly
- cast
- castsomeoneadriftidiom
- dabble
- float
- hydroplane
- outsail
- paddle
- paddler
- raft
- row
- sail
- smoothness
- surface
- swim
- tack
- wade
- wallow
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Animal farming - general words
dipverb(DROP)
B2[I]
to go down to alowerlevel:
下降，下落As youturnthecorner, theroaddipssuddenly.转过那个街角，路陡然下降。
Thesundipped below thehorizon.太阳落到了地平线以下。
Housepricesdipped in the first threemonthsof theyear.今年前3个月房价下跌了。
[T]UK
to make thebeamfrom thelightsat thefrontof avehiclepointdown:
使（车辆前灯）向下照，把（前灯）调为近光You'lldazzleoncomingdriversif you don't dipyourheadlights.如果不改换成近光灯就会让迎面而来的司机感到晃眼。
Raising and lowering
- depress
- elevate
- elevated
- erect
- go down
- hike
- hikesomethingup
- hoick
- hoist
- jack
- jacksomethingup
- prise
- prize
- pry
- putsomethingup
- re-erect
- ride
- ride up
- run
- yo-yo
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Idiom
dip a/your toe in (the water)
Phrasal verbs
dip(something)in/dip(something)intosomething
dip intosomething
dip
noun
uk/dɪp/us/dɪp/dipnoun(LIQUID)
[CorU]
acold,thicksaucethat youeatby dippingpiecesofuncookedvegetableorbiscuits, etc. into it
（蘸着吃的）调味酱
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[Cusually singular]
aquickswim:
（短时间的）游泳a dipinthesea/pool在海水／水池里游一会儿
[CorU]
aspecialliquidused forcleaning, etc.:
洗涤液，清洗液asilverdip银器清洗液
sheepdip羊用浴液
Sauces, dressings, dips & pickles
- aioli
- aji
- Alfredo
- apple sauce
- arrowroot
- coulis
- Cumberland sauce
- custard
- custard powder
- dashi
- kung pao
- mango chutney
- marinade
- mayo
- mayonnaise
- salad dressing
- salsa
- sambal
- scalloped
- soy sauce
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Swimming
Cleaning agents
dipnoun(DROP)
[Cusually singular]
apartof something that is at alowerlevelor amovementto alowerlevel:
凹陷处或斜坡；下降a dipintheroad路面凹陷
asuddendipintemperature温度骤降
Holes, hollows and dips
- anti-crack
- aperture
- blistered
- chink
- cranny
- cratering
- escape hatch
- gouge
- hollow
- imprint
- intake
- interstice
- leak
- leaky
- nook
- nooks and cranniesidiom
- piercing
- pinprick
- shaft
- void
dipnoun(QUICK LOOK)
[Cusually singular]
ashorttimespentconsideringasubject:
涉猎，了解Webeginourdipintolocalhistorybyexaminingthe town'sorigins.我们开始通过研究这座城镇的起源来了解当地的历史。
Thinking and contemplating
- a brown studyidiom
- agonize
- agonize over/aboutsomething
- beard-stroking
- bethink
- consideration
- harbour
- in the cold light of dayidiom
- introspect
- introspection
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- reflection
- rumination
- run throughsomeone'smind/headidiom
- scratch
- scratchyourheadidiom
- self-contemplation
- self-reflection
- weigh