Tra từ dip - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dip [dip dips dipped dipping] verb, noun BrE [dɪp] NAmE [dɪp]
verb (-pp-)
1. transitive to put sth quickly into a liquid and take it out again
•~ sth (into sth) He dipped the brush into the paint.
•~ sth (in) Dip your hand in to see how hot the water is.
•The fruit had been dipped in chocolate.
2. intransitive, transitive to go downwards or to a lower level; to make sth do this
Syn: ↑fall
•(+ adv./prep.) The sun dipped below the horizon.
•Sales for this quarter have dipped from 38.7 million to 33 million.
•The road dipped suddenly as we approached the town.
•~ sth (+ adv./prep.) The plane dipped its wings.
3. transitive ~ sth (BrE)if you dip your ↑headlights when driving a car at night, you make the light from them point down so that other drivers do not have the light in their eyes
4. transitive ~ sth when farmers dip animals, especially sheep, they put them in a bath of a liquid containing chemicals in order to kill insects, etc.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English dyppan, of Germanic origin; related to ↑deep.

Example Bank:
•He dipped his finger in the water
•He dipped his head as he went through the doorway.
•His head dipped towards her.
•Quickly dip the tomatoes in boiling water.
•She dipped the brush lightly in the varnish.
•Support dipped sharply to 51%.
•The road dipped steeply down into the town.
•The sun was slowly dipping out of sight.
•hills which dip gently to the east
•when unemployment dips below a certain point
•He dipped the brush into the thick white paint.
Idioms: ↑dip a toe in something ▪ ↑dip a toe in the water ▪ ↑dip into your pocket
Derived: ↑dip into something

noun
1. countable (informal)a quick swim
•Let's go for a dip before breakfast.
2. countable a decrease in the amount or success of sth, usually for only a short period
Syn: ↑fall
•a sharp dip in profits
3. countable a place where a surface suddenly drops to a lower level and then rises again
•a dip in the road
•The village lay in a dip among the hills.
•Puddles had formed in the dips.
4. countable, uncountable a thick mixture into which pieces of food are dipped before being eaten
5. uncountable, countable a liquid containing a chemical into which sheep and other animals can be dipped in order to kill insects on them
6. singular ~ into sth a quick look at sth
•A brief dip into history serves to confirm this view.
7. countable, usually singular a quick movement of sth down and up
•He gave a dip of his head.
see also ↑lucky dip

Word Origin:
Old English dyppan, of Germanic origin; related to ↑deep.

Example Bank:
•Share prices have taken a slight dip.
•The nation is experiencing an economic dip.
•a sharp dip in temperature
•the occasional dips in the market