詞彙精選：dip的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
浸漬，蘸溼 [C]
例句：
On a hot day a dip in the pool is sheer paradise.
大熱天在游泳池裏泡一泡真是太美了。
例句：
He ran down the beach to take his usual dip in the sea.
他跑過海灘，像往常一樣到海里去泡一泡。
下沉，下降 [C]
例句：
The dip in prices can not meet the long-term needs of property buyers.
房價的一時下降難以滿足購房者的長期需求。
例句：
No one can predict how long this dip can be recovered within.
無人能預測這次衰退能再多久內恢復。
藥浴液；浸液 [U,C]
例句：
Spray the medicine dip on sheep to kill some bacteria and parasites.
把藥業噴在羊身上來殺除細菌和寄生蟲。
例句：
Now there are many kinds of dip, but the price are more and more expensive.
清洗液種類繁多，但價格卻越來越貴。
v.
浸，泡，蘸 [I,T]
例句：
For the audience's requests, he is going to dip a brush in ink and write swiftly.
應觀衆要求，他蘸筆疾書。
例句：
Dip your pen into the ink and you can use it smoothly.
將鋼筆在墨水中蘸一蘸，用起來會更順手。
舀，掏；把…伸入 [I,T]
例句：
Watch your fingers as you dip into the pot.
把手伸進鍋裏時當心你的手指頭。
例句：
Ask the children to guess what's in each container by dipping their hands in.
讓孩子們伸手進去摸摸，猜猜每個容器裏面是什麼。
把（汽車前燈的）遠光調爲近光 [T]
例句：
Dip the car lights and keep drving safety in your mind.
遠光變近光，保持行車安全。
例句：
Dipping the car lights repeatedly is a signal for car-meeting.
反覆變換遠近光是會車的信號。
洗藥浴 [T]
例句：
Dip the sheep carefully, we need to do the periodic cleaning well.
仔細給綿羊洗藥浴，週期性清潔工作要做好。
例句：
Their father was helping to dip the sheep.
他們的父親在幫忙給羊羣洗藥浴。
下降，下沉 [I,T]
例句：
I dipped my head to avoid the branch.
我低頭繞過樹枝。
二、詞義辨析：
immerse,dip,duck,plunge,submerge
這些動詞均有“沉浸，浸入”之意。immerse側重全部被液體所覆蓋，也可用於比喻意義。dip指部分地、暫時地或輕微地放進液體，多暗示一種謹慎或試探性的動作。duck指把頭伸進水中，或指游泳時開玩笑地把一個人的頭按入水中。plunge暗示迅速而有力的動作，但浸入不一定很深。submerge指長時間的完全浸入、潛入，強調浸入液體深層。
三、相關短語：
dip into
浸入,蘸;瀏覽,翻閱;略加探討,涉獵;深入鑽研;大口大口地啃吃
dip circle
磁傾儀，側斜儀
magnetic dip
磁傾角
lucky dip
n. 1.摸獎桶，摸彩桶 2.碰運氣的事
sheep dip
羊用防腐浸液
angle of dip
【電】 傾角
dip switch
DIP開關
四、參考例句：
Dip your head under the low arch.
在低矮的門拱下要低頭。
I'll dip into the newspapers tomorrow.
我明天早上會瀏覽報紙。
They dip the food into the sauce.
他們把食物放到調味汁裏蘸了蘸。
you might merely dip into your bag.
你可能會握着你的荷包盤算。
The children like to dip their bread into the milk.
孩子們喜歡把麪包蘸牛奶吃。
Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry.
將麪包在水裏快速蘸一下，然後將它擠幹。
One dip into the bottle should do an entire nail.
往瓶子裏蘸一下的量就應該能塗滿整個指甲。
Watch your fingers as you dip into the pot.
把手伸進鍋裏時當心你的手指頭。
He hollowed out a small dip in the ground.
他在地上挖出了一個小坑。
Their father was helping to dip the sheep.
他們的父親在幫忙給羊羣洗藥浴。
