| 词汇 | dips into |
| 释义 | (redirected from dips into)dip (in)to (something)To fall temporarily or quickly to a lower level or degree. You should bring a jacket because the temperature is going to dip to 60 degrees tonight. dip to somethingto decline to a lower level quickly or briefly. The temperature dipped into the lower twenties overnight. The stock market dipped to a very low level during the day Friday. dip into1. Investigate superficially, as in He began to dip into Chaucer, or She's just dipping into psychology. This expression alludes to plunging briefly into a liquid. [Late 1600s] 2. Withdraw something in small amounts, usually money, as in I'll have to dip into my savings. This usage employs dip into in the sense of plunging one's hand or a ladle into a pot, water, or the like for the purpose of taking something out. [Early 1800s] dip intov. 1. To plunge something briefly into a liquid: I dipped the donut into the coffee. 2. To take a small amount of something from where it is stored: We have been dipping into the olives you bought all day, but there are still some left. 3. To withdraw a small amount from some place where it is stored or kept: We dipped into our savings account to buy the car. 4. To browse something: I dipped into the book, but I didn't read the whole thing. 5. To investigate some subject superficially; dabble in something: I've dipped into psychology, but it never really interested me. |
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