[intransitive] (-pp-) dip (from sth) (to/below sth) to go down in value or level, especially by a small amount or for a short period of time（尤指小幅或短期的）下降◆Sales of furniture have started to dip.家具销售额已经开始下降。◆Profits dipped slightly to $5.4 million from $5.7 million.利润从 570 万元略微下降到 540 万元。◆The share price dipped 4.5%.股价下跌了 4.5%。 ●dip into your ˈpocket (informal) to spend some of your money on sth掏腰包；花钱●dip a ˈtoe in/into sth ●dip a ˈtoe in/into the waterto start doing sth very carefully to see if it will be successful or not涉足试试；试做◆Some investors are now prepared to dip a toe in riskier markets.有些投资者现在正准备涉足风险更大的市场。 ●ˌdip ˈinto sthto take an amount from money that has been saved提取（款项）；动用（存款）◆The government has had to dip into emergency funds.政府不得不动用应急资金。