1. 浸;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.

    e.g. They dip the food into the sauce...
           他们把食物放到调味汁里蘸了蘸。
    e.g. 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。

2. 把(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.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. Watch your fingers as you dip into the pot...
           把手伸进锅里时当心你的手指头。

3. (通常指迅速地)下降，下落，下沉
    If something dips, it makes a downward movement, usually quite quickly.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. The sun dipped below the horizon.
           太阳落到了地平线下。

4. 陡然下降;凹下去;突然下倾
    If an area of land, a road, or a path dips, it goes down quite suddenly to a lower level.

dip的意思

    e.g. The road dipped and rose again.
           道路陡然沉下去又升上来。
    e.g. ...a path which suddenly dips down into a tunnel.
           突然下降进入一条隧道的小路

5. 给(羊等家畜)洗药浴
    When farmers dip sheep 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.

    e.g. Their father was helping to dip the sheep.
           他们的父亲在帮忙给羊群洗药浴。

6. 药浴液;浸液
    Dip is a liquid with chemicals in it which animals or objects can be dipped in to disinfect or clean them.

    e.g. ...sheep dip.
           羊群用的药浴液

7. (数量或水平，通常短暂地)下降，下跌，减少
    If the amount or level of something dips, it becomes smaller or lower, usually only for a short period of time.

    e.g. Unemployment dipped to 6.9 per cent last month...
           上个月失业率降到了 6.9%。
    e.g. 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。

8. 蘸酱;(蘸蔬菜或饼干吃的)调味酱，果酱
    A dip is a thick creamy sauce. You dip pieces of raw vegetable or biscuits into the sauce and then eat them.

    e.g. Maybe we could just buy some dips.
           或许我们可以只买一点儿蘸酱。
    e.g. ...prawns with avocado dip.
           配鳄梨酱的对虾

9. (短时的)游泳，泡水
    If you have or take a dip, you go for a quick swim in the sea, a river, or a swimming pool.

dip的近义词

    e.g. 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。

10. 将(汽车前灯)调为近光
      If you are driving a car and dip the headlights, you operate a switch that makes them shine downwards, so that they do not shine directly into the eyes of other drivers.

      e.g. 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。
      e.g. 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。

11. 浏览;翻看
      If you dip into a book, you have a brief look at it without reading or studying it seriously.

      e.g. ...a chance to dip into a wide selection of books on Buddhism.
             博览佛教群书的机会

12. 动用(款项等)
      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.

      e.g. 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。

13. see also: lucky dip
      to dip your toes -> see toe