新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

dipIELTS重点词汇

英 [dɪp]

[NOUN, VERB]

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NOUN. 名词

dips
1. [C 可数名词] 蘸
A dip is the action of putting something into liquid for a short time, so that only part of it is covered, and taking it out again.
双语例句
例：
a quick dip of his toe into the water.
他将脚趾头在水里快速地蘸了一下。
2. [C 可数名词] （突然的）下沉
A dip is a quick downward movement.
双语例句
例：
I noticed little things, a dip of the head, a twitch in the shoulder.
我注意到一些小动作，像脑袋的下沉、肩膀的抽动。
3. [C 可数名词] （土地、地段、道路等的）突陷
A dip in an area of land, a road, or a path is a place where it goes down quite suddenly to a lower level.
双语例句
例：
Where the road makes a dip, soon after a small vineyard on the right, turn right.
过了右边的小葡萄园不久，在路面陡降的地方朝右转。
4. [C 可数名词] （暂时的）下降
A dip is a reduction in the amount or level of something, usually only for a short period of time.
反义词
rise
双语例句
例：
the current dip in farm spending.
农场开支目前暂时的削减。
5. [C 可数名词] 快游
If you have or take a dip, you go for a quick swim in the ocean, a lake, a river, or a swimming pool.
近义词
swim
双语例句
例：
She flicked through a romantic paperback between occasional dips in the pool.
她利用在泳池里快游一会儿后歇一会儿的空当快速翻完了一本平装本的爱情小说。

VERB. 动词

dips , dipping , dipped
1. [T 及物动词] 蘸
If you dip something in a liquid, you put it into the liquid for a short time, so that only part of it is covered, and take it out again.
双语例句
例：
Dip each apple in the syrup until thickly coated.
把每个苹果在糖浆里蘸一下，直到被厚厚地裹上糖浆。
2. [I 不及物动词] （将手）伸入
If you dip your hand into a container or dip into the container, you put your hand into it in order to take something out of it.
双语例句
例：
She dipped a hand into the jar of sweets and pulled one out.
她把手伸进糖罐里掏出一颗糖来。
例：
Nancy dipped into the bowl of popcorn that Hannah had made for them.
南希把手伸进盛着汉娜给她们做的爆米花的碗里。
3. [I 不及物动词] （突然）下沉
If something dips, it makes a downward movement, usually quickly.
双语例句
例：
Blake jumped in expertly; the boat dipped slightly under his weight.
布莱克熟练地跳了进来；船由于他的体重微微沉了一下。
4. [I 不及物动词] （土地、地段、道路等）突陷
If an area of land, a road, or a path dips, it goes down quite suddenly to a lower level.
双语例句
例：
The road dipped and rose again as it neared the top of Parker Mountain.
快到帕克山山顶的时候，山路突降，继而又突升。
5. [I 不及物动词] （暂时）下降
If the amount or level of something dips, it becomes smaller or lower, usually only for a short period of time.
近义词
fall
反义词
rise
双语例句
例：
Unemployment dipped to 6.9 per cent last month.
上个月，失业率降到了6.9。
例：
The president became more cautious as his popularity dipped.
总统因为公众支持率的下降而变得更谨慎了。
6. [I 不及物动词] 浏览
If you dip into a book, you take a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.
双语例句
例：
a chance to dip into a wide selection of books on Tibetan Buddhism.
一次浏览各种各样关于藏传佛教书籍的机会。
7. [I 不及物动词] 动用（积蓄）
If you dip into a sum of money that you had intended to save, you use some of it to buy something or pay for something.
双语例句
例：
Just when she was ready to dip into her savings, Greg hastened to her rescue.
就在她准备动用积蓄时，格雷格赶来救了她的急。