- 浸水，浸一浸，短时间地浸入水(或其他液体)中；蘸：
The ship dipped into the waves.
船破浪而行。
- 掏取；舀取(与in或into连用)
to dip into the jar for an olive
伸手到罐子里掏一颗橄榄
to dip into the pot and pull out some lobsters
伸手到罐里拔出一些龙虾肉
She dipped into her purse for money.
她从钱包中掏钱。
- (尤指小幅度或短暂地)下降，略降，微降：
Sales dipped in May.
五月份销售额略降。
- (轻度或暂时地)减少；下跌：
The stock-market prices dipped on Friday.
股市价格星期五稍有下跌。
- 提取，动用(款项等)(常与in或into连用)：
to dip into one's savings
动用(或提取)某人存款
- 向下伸展，倾斜，下倾：
At that point the road dips into a valley.
在那一点那条路直向山谷伸展。
- 落下，下沉：
The sun dipped below the horizon.
太阳西沉到地平线以下。
The sun dips into the ocean.
日没于汪洋之中。
- 行屈膝礼：
She dipped to the gentleman.
她向绅士行屈膝礼。
- 浏览，随便翻阅(into):
I usually dip into a book before deciding whether to buy it.
我通常先浏览一本书然后才决定是否买它。
- 对(一个题目)稍加探究，涉猎，随便搞搞(into):
to dip into a problem
对一个问题稍加探究
He dipped into the future.
他探索未来。
- 把汽车前灯调为近光
- 【采矿】(矿脉、地层等)倾斜
- 【航空学】(飞机为获得上升动力而)作短暂骤降
- (在儿童游戏中)对唱儿歌选出头头(for)
- [美国中南部、南部方言]吸鼻烟
- [英国俚语]不及格
- [俚语]扒窃