词典释义：
[with obj.](
（在液体中）浸；蘸
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he dipped a brush in the paint .他把画笔在颜料中蘸了一下。
[no obj.](
（手，工具）放入；伸入（袋子，容器）
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Ian dipped into his briefcase and pulled out a photograph .伊恩将手伸入公文包，取出一张照片。
〈非正式〉 扒窃。
[no obj.](
花费；动用（某人的资金）
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you won't have to dip into your savings .你不必动用你的储蓄。
[no obj.](
浏览，翻阅（书籍）。
immerse (sheep) in a chemical solution that kills parasites
（将羊）浸泡在化学溶液中（杀寄生虫）。
make (a candle) by immersing a wick repeatedly in hot wax
（将蜡烛芯反复浸入热蜡中）制作（蜡烛）
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[as adj.
dipped ]dipped candles are made using simple equipment .用简单的设备就可以制作浸芯蜡烛。
〈非正式，旧〉 给（某人）施洗礼。
[no obj.]sink or drop downwards
下沉；下落
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swallows dipped and soared 燕子飞下来又冲上去
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the sun had dipped below the horizon.
太阳已经沉到地平线下。
(of a level or amount)become lower or smaller, typically temporarily
（水平，数量）降低；减少（多指暂时地）
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the president's popularity has dipped 总统的声望下降了
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audiences dipped below 600,000 for the match.
观看比赛的观众人数减少到了６００，０００以下。
(of a road, path, or area of land)slope downwards
（马路，道路，地面）向下倾斜
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the path rose and dipped .道路有起有伏。
[with obj.]lower or move (something) downwards
放下；下移
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the plane dipped its wings .飞机放下机翼。
[with obj.]
〈英〉 将（汽车前灯）调为近光。
a brief bathe
短暂的水浴
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she went for a dip in a pool .她到池塘里简单地洗了个澡。
a brief immersion in liquid
（在液体中的）浸；蘸
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a dip in hot water is prescribed to destroy fruit flies .在热水中浸泡是消除果蝇的方法。
short for
<Bold>SHEEP DIP</Bold>的简称。
a cursory read of part of a book
（对书籍的）浏览，翻阅
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a quick dip into this publication .对这个出版物的快速浏览。
[mass noun]a thick sauce in which pieces of food are dunked before eating
沙司，蘸酱
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tasty garlic dip .可口的蒜泥酱。
a quantity that has been scooped up from a mass
舀取的量
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ice cream sold by the dip .冰激凌论勺卖。
a brief downward slope followed by an upward one
（上坡前面）短距离的下坡。
an act of sinking or dropping briefly before rising again
（再次上升前的）短暂下沉（或下落）
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a dip in the share price .股价下滑。
[mass noun]
〈技〉 （与水平方向相比的向下的）倾角，尤指：
(亦作
磁倾角。
【地质】 （地层与水平方向形成的）倾角
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the cliff profile tends to be dominated by the dip of the beds .悬崖的侧面被倾斜的河床挡住了。
【天 文，测绘】 视倾斜。
〈非 正式，旧〉 扒手。
〈北 美，非正式〉 蠢人；傻瓜。
〈古〉 浸芯蜡烛。
【计算机】 文件图像处理。
【电子】 双列（排）直插式封装。
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dip one's toe into （或in ） put one's toe briefly in （water）, typically to check the temperature （多指为了试温度）将脚趾在（水）中蘸一下 -
begin to do or test （something） cautiously 涉猎；小心尝试
the company has already dipped its toe into the market . 该公司已经开始尝试进入市场
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dip out Austral .informal fail 〈澳，非正式〉 失败I nearly dipped out of the course . 我几乎半途而废 -
［ORIGIN by association with the phrase
dip one's lid ‘raise one's hat as a mark of respect （e.g. when leaving）’．］
"Old English dyppan, of Germanic origin; related to
