蘸;浸。to put sth quickly into a liquid and take it out again
He dipped the brush into the paint.
他拿画笔蘸了蘸颜料。
Dip your hand in to see how hot the water is.
把手伸进去看看水有多热。
The fruit had been dipped in chocolate.
这水果蘸过巧克力酱。
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[usually + adv./prep.] (使)下降,下沉。to go downwards or to a lower level; to make sth do this.
同义词: fall。
[V] The sun dipped below the horizon.
太阳落到地平线下了。
Sales for this quarter have dipped from 38.7 million to 33 million.
本季度销售额从3 870万下降到3 300万。
The road dipped suddenly as we approached the town.
我们快到城里时道路陡然下斜。
[VN] The plane dipped its wings.
机翼向下倾斜。
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[VN] (BrE) 把(汽车前灯的)远光调为近光if you dip your headlights when driving a car at night, you make the light from them .point down so that other drivers do not have the light in their eyes.
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[VN] 给(牲畜,尤指绵羊)洗药浴when farmers dip animals, especially sheep, they put them in a bath of a liquid .containing chemicals in order to kill insects, etc.