| 词组 | dip |
| 释义 | dip Theme: THIEF n. a pickpocket. (Underworld.)Watch out for dips at the racetrack.The dip tried a snatch, but the dupe turned around at the wrong time. Theme: TOBACCO 1. n. a pinch or helping of snuff. He took a dip just before he picked up the bat.After the hit, he got another dip. 2. n. a wad of chewing tobacco. You could see he had a big dip in his cheek.I won't tell you what he did with the dip when he was finished with it. dip 1. noun 1 a pickpocket US, 1859. 2 a short swim UK, 1843. 3 a foolish person US, 1932. 4 diphtheria; a patient suffering from diphtheria and, therefore, classified by disease. Medical UK, 1961. 5 crack cocaine US, 1994. 6 a member of the Diplomatic Service UK, 1968. 7 a cigarette that has been dipped in embalming fluid UK, 2003. 8 from a male perspective, a swift act of sexual intercourse UK, 1976. 9 an injection of a narcotic US, 1959. 10 a pinch of chewing tobacco; the chewing tobacco itself US, 1997. 11 a light. Hence 'dips! ' (lights out!) UK, 1947.► on the dipengaged in pickpocketing US, 1949 2. verb 1 to pick pockets UK, 1857. 2 to display an inappropriate interest in another prisoner's business US, 1976. 3 to eavesdrop US, 1987. 4 to fail in the commission of a crime, especially theft or robbery AUSTRALIA, 1975. 5 to hurry US, 1997. 6 to swerve through traffic on a bicycle BERMUDA, 1985. 7 to use chewing tobacco US, 2001. 8 to leave US, 1993.► dip southto search your pockets for money NEW ZEALAND, 2002.► dip your left eye in hot cocky shit!get stuffed! AUSTRALIA, 1972.► dip your lidto raise one's hat as a polite gesture. Although no longer in common use since the wearing of hats went out of fashion after World War 2, it is still used occasionally AUSTRALIA, 1915.► dip your wickto have sex UK, 1958 dip into 1. dip into sth to use part of an amount of money that you had intended to keep: She's had to dip into her savings to pay the medical bills. Profits were seriously low, and the company was forced to dip into reserves.dip into your pocket (=pay for something with your own money, when normally someone else would pay) Parents are being asked to dip into their pockets for new school books.■ SIMILAR TO: dig into2. dip into sth to read short parts of a book, magazine etc, without reading the whole thing: It's the kind of book you can dip into now and again.3. dip into sth to put your hand into a bag or container to take something out: Janet dipped into her handbag and pulled out a letter. On her lap was a large tub of popcorn that she kept dipping into. dip1. n. a drunkard. (From dipsomaniac.) Buy the dip a drink. That’ll shut him up for a while. 2. and dipper n. a pickpocket. (Underworld.) The dip tried a snatch, but the dupe turned around at the wrong time. The cops picked up three dippers, working as a group, at the fairgrounds. 3. n. a pinch or helping of snuff. He took a dip just before he picked up the bat. 4. n. a wad of chewing tobacco. You could see he had a big dip in his cheek. 5. n. an oaf; a jerk. (Probably from dipshit.) Why are you acting like such a dip?
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