dips

英 [dɪps]

美 [dɪps]

v.  蘸; 浸; (使)下降，下沉; 把(汽车前灯的)远光调为近光
dip的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 浸;蘸
  If youdipsomethingina liquid, you put it into the liquid for a short time, so that only part of it is covered, and take it out again.
  1. They dip the food into the sauce...
     他们把食物放到调味汁里蘸了蘸。
  2. Quickly dip the base in and out of cold water.
     把底部在冷水中快速地浸一下后拿出来。
  3. Dipis also a noun.
     
  4. One dip into the bottle should do an entire nail.
     往瓶子里蘸一下的量就应该能涂满整个指甲。
• VERB 把(手)伸入
  If youdipyour handintoa container ordip intothe container, you put your hand into it in order to take something out of it.
  1. She dipped a hand into the jar of sweets and pulled one out...
     她把手伸进糖果罐，摸出了一颗糖。
  2. Watch your fingers as you dip into the pot...
     把手伸进锅里时当心你的手指头。
  3. Ask the children to guess what's in each container by dipping their hands in.
     让孩子们伸手进去摸摸，猜猜每个容器里面是什么。
• VERB (通常指迅速地)下降，下落，下沉
  If somethingdips, it makes a downward movement, usually quite quickly.
  1. Blake jumped in expertly; the boat dipped slightly under his weight...
     布莱克很熟练地跳上了船，他的重量使小船微微向下沉了沉。
  2. The sun dipped below the horizon.
     太阳落到了地平线下。
  3. Dipis also a noun.
     
  4. I noticed little things, a dip of the head, a twitch in the shoulder.
     我注意到了一些细节：头的往下一沉，肩膀的突然颤动。
• VERB 陡然下降;凹下去;突然下倾
  If an area of land, a road, or a pathdips, it goes down quite suddenly to a lower level.
  1. The road dipped and rose again.
     道路陡然沉下去又升上来。
  2. ...a path which suddenly dips down into a tunnel.
     突然下降进入一条隧道的小路
  3. Dipis also a noun.
     
  4. Where the road makes a dip, turn right.
     在下坡处，向右转。
• VERB 给(羊等家畜)洗药浴
  When farmersdipsheep or other farm animals, they put them into a container of liquid with chemicals in it, in order to kill harmful insects which live on the animals' bodies.
  1. Their father was helping to dip the sheep.
     他们的父亲在帮忙给羊群洗药浴。
• N-UNCOUNT 药浴液;浸液
  Dipis a liquid with chemicals in it which animals or objects can be dipped in to disinfect or clean them.
  1. ...sheep dip.
     羊群用的药浴液
• VERB (数量或水平，通常短暂地)下降，下跌，减少
  If the amount or level of somethingdips, it becomes smaller or lower, usually only for a short period of time.
  1. Unemployment dipped to 6.9 per cent last month...
     上个月失业率降到了 6.9%。
  2. The president became more cautious as his popularity dipped.
     由于支持率有所下降，总统变得更加谨慎了。
  3. Dipis also a noun.
     
  4. ...the current dip in farm spending.
     目前农场开支的减少
• N-VAR 蘸酱;(蘸蔬菜或饼干吃的)调味酱，果酱
  Adipis a thick creamy sauce. You dip pieces of raw vegetable or biscuits into the sauce and then eat them.
  1. Maybe we could just buy some dips.
     或许我们可以只买一点儿蘸酱。
  2. ...prawns with avocado dip.
     配鳄梨酱的对虾
• N-COUNT (短时的)游泳，泡水
  If you have or take adip, you go for a quick swim in the sea, a river, or a swimming pool.
  1. She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool.
     用在泳池里游一阵后歇一阵的几个空当，她翻完了一本平装本言情小说。
• VERB 将(汽车前灯)调为近光
  If you are driving a car anddipthe headlights, you operate a switch that makes them shine downwards, so that they do not shine directly into the eyes of other drivers.
  1. He dipped his headlights as they came up behind a slow-moving van...
     当他们靠近一辆缓慢行驶的货车时，他把汽车前灯调成了近光。
  2. This picture shows the view from a car using normal dipped lights.
     这幅图片显示的是从一辆使用正常近光灯的汽车上所看到的景色。

in AM, use 美国英语用 dim


• VERB 浏览;翻看
  If youdip intoa book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.
  1. ...a chance to dip into a wide selection of books on Buddhism.
     博览佛教群书的机会
• VERB 动用(款项等)
  If youdip intoa sum of money that you had intended to save, you use some of it to buy something or pay for something.
  1. Just when she was ready to dip into her savings, Greg hastened to her rescue.
     正当她准备动用自己的存款时，格雷格赶来给她救了急。
• See also:lucky dip

双语例句

• We remain cyclical equity bulls and buyers of what we think will be modest dips.
  我们仍周期性地看涨市场，并将买入那些我们认为跌幅不会太大的股票。
• She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool.
  用在泳池里游一阵后歇一阵的几个空当，她翻完了一本平装本言情小说。
• He takes the cross and dips it in the hole.
  他拿着十字架，在冰窟窿里浸一浸。
• The determination basis of dips, strikes and shapes of the fractures are presented.
  提出了裂缝倾角、走向和形状的确定依据。
• The dips of the cross-strata are irregular.
  交错层的浸渍不一致。
• Some saw sales dips as the beginning of the end, but we always came back stronger.
  有些人视销售的下降为结束的开始，但我们总能重新得力，且更加坚固。
• The road dips just around the corner.
  这条路过了拐角处便是个下坡。
• I wait until the stock market dips and then buy, which is what I'm currently doing.
  我总是等到市场崩跌后才买这些股票，也就是我现在正在做的。
• The impact of DIPS on database system and its intrusion detection and prevention is tested and analyzed.
  这些工作大大提高了数据库入侵防护系统的实用性，为进一步的研究工作奠定了良好的基础。
• And even most picky-eaters will eat yogurt in dips and smoothies and as a topping.
  即使最挑剔的，吃了一般的果汁和酸奶一突破。