- [口语]
- 把…浸入，使浸入：
He dipped his hand into the pool.
他把手浸入池水中。
She dipped her head into water.
她将头浸入水中。
- 舀取，掏取；把…伸入(某处)取出(某物)，把…伸进，从…中取出：
He dipped into his purse.(或pocket)
他掏钱包。(或：他把手伸入钱包或口袋中。)
He kept dipping into the bag of sweets.
他不停地从袋里取糖吃。
- 动用(款项等)，提取(存款)：
We'll have to dip into our savings,if we are going to buy a computer.
如果我们要买一台电脑，我们就得动用存款了。
- 随便(或略略)翻阅；浏览：
I dipped into today's newspaper.
我翻看了一下今天的报纸。
These books are intended to be read at length,others to be dipped into.
这些书必须精读，其他书只要随便翻翻即可。
- 涉猎，略(或稍)加探究：
He dipped into astronomy.
他对天文学稍有涉猎。
She dipped into literature while she worked in a library.
她在图书馆工作时曾涉猎过文学。
- 啜尝：
Dip into the chicken soup and see how it tastes.
尝尝这鸡汤的味道如何。
- 下降，下沉：
The sun dipped into the sea just now.
太阳刚刚落海了。