dip

詳細解釋：

dip

v.（動詞）
dipped,dip.ping,dips
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To plunge briefly into a liquid, as in order to wet, coat, or saturate.
浸：短暫地插入液體，以弄濕、塗層或浸透
To color or dye by immersing:
浸染：通過浸入上色或染色：
例句：
dip Easter eggs.
給復活節彩蛋上色

To immerse (a sheep or other animal) in a disinfectant solution.
把…放在殺蟲液中浸洗：把（羊或其它動物）浸入消毒水溶液中
To form (a candle) by repeatedly immersing a wick in melted wax or tallow.
製造（蠟燭）：把燭蕊反覆在溶化的油或蠟中浸泡來製作（蠟燭）
To galvanize or plate (metal) by immersion.
電鍍：通過浸泡鍍塗金屬
To scoop up by plunging the hand or a receptacle below the surface, as of a liquid; ladle:
舀：通過插入手或容器於低於表面舀出，如液體；舀：
例句：
dip water out of a bucket.
用吊桶吊水

To lower and raise (a flag) in salute.
揚旗致敬，行點旗禮
To lower or drop (something) suddenly:
突然放低或放下某物：
例句：
dipped my head to avoid the branch.
我低頭繞過樹枝

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To plunge into water or other liquid and come out quickly.
浸一浸：插入水或其它液體，然而快速取出
To plunge the hand or a receptacle into liquid or a container, especially so as to take something up or out:
汲取，掏取：將手或容器插入容器或液體，尤其是以便取出某物：
例句：
I dipped into my pocket for some coins.
我從口袋裡掏出幾枚硬幣

To make inroads into funds:
侵占資金：
例句：
We dipped into our savings.
我們挪用存款

To drop down or sink out of sight suddenly:
下降或忽然從視野消失：
例句：
The sun dipped below the horizon.
太陽落山

To drop suddenly before climbing. Used of an aircraft.
驟降：上升前的急降。用於飛機
To slope downward; decline:
傾斜：向下傾斜；傾斜：
例句：
The road dipped.
公路傾斜

To decline slightly and usually temporarily:
輕微下降，通常是暫時的：
例句：
Sales dipped after Christmas.
聖誕節後，銷售下降

Geology To lie at an angle to the horizontal plane, as a rock stratum or vein.
【地質學】 下沉：從地平線下降，如岩石層或岩脈

To read here and there at random; browse:
隨意翻閱；瀏覽：
例句：
dipping into Chaucer.
隨便翻閱喬叟的作品

To investigate a subject superficially; dabble:
涉獵：淺層次地研究某學科；淺嘗：
例句：
dipped into psychology.
涉獵心理學

n.（名詞）
A brief plunge or immersion, especially a quick swim.
短促浸入，特別是快的擺動
A liquid into which something is dipped, as for dyeing or disinfecting.
印染水，消毒水：用於如印染或消毒浸泡一些液體
A savory creamy mixture into which crackers, raw vegetables, or other foods may be dipped.
澆汁：一種液態調味汁，餅乾、蔬菜或其它食物可蘸之
An amount taken up by dipping.
被浸泡的量
A container for dipping.
用於浸泡的容器
A candle made by repeated dipping in tallow or wax.
蠟燭：反覆在融蠟或某種物質中浸泡而做成的蠟燭
A downward slope; a decline.
傾斜：向下的斜坡；斜面
A sharp downward course; a drop:
急劇傾斜的過程：
例句：
a dip in prices.
價格急降

Geology The downward inclination of a rock stratum or vein in reference to the plane of the horizon.
【地質學】 下沉：礦層或岩石相對水平面的向下傾斜
Magnetic dip.
傾磁角
A hollow or depression.
陷落
Sports A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered by bending the elbows until the chin reaches the level of the bars and then is raised by straightening the arms.
【體育運動】 引體向上：在雙槓的一端做的一種練習；兩手握槓，曲臂，下額與槓平，然後直臂推起
Slang A pickpocket.
【俚語】 扒手
Slang A foolish or stupid person.
【俚語】 傻瓜和笨蛋

來源：
Middle English dippen
中古英文 dippen
from Old English dyppan * see dheub-
源自 古英文 dyppan *參見 dheub-

<參考辭彙><同義詞>dip,douse,duck,dunk,immerse,souse,submergeThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to plunge briefly into a liquid.:
這些動詞的中心意思是.短暫插入液體.：
例句：
dipped a doughnut into his coffee;
將炸圈餅放入咖啡；

例句：
doused her head in the shower;
把頭放在噴淋浴下；

例句：
playmates ducking each other in the pool;
遊伴在池中嬉水；

例句：
dunked the dirty shirt into soapsuds;
將髒衣服泡在肥皂水裡；

例句：
immersed the tomatoes in boiling water;
在沸水中浸泡土豆；

例句：
managed to avoid falling and being soused in the puddle;
設法避免掉下去並泡在水坑里；

例句：
tents and trailers submerged by the deluge.
帳篷和拖車被洪水浸淹