dip
英 [d?p]
美[d?p]
- vt. 浸，泡，蘸；舀取；把伸入
- vi. 浸；下降，下沉；傾斜；舀，掏
- n. 下沉，下降；傾斜；浸漬，蘸濕
- n. (Dip)人名；(尼)迪普
英英釋意
- 1. a depression in an otherwise level surface;
- "there was a dip in the road"
- 2. (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- 3. a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- 4. tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- 5. a brief immersion
- 6. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity;
- "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"
- "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"
- "a dip in prices"
- "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
- 7. a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- 8. a brief swim in water
- 9. a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
