dip

浸す、つける

物を短い間、または一部分だけ液体に入れる。

やさしい英語で： To put something briefly or partly into a liquid.

• Dip the bread in the soup.
• She dipped her fingers into the water.
• He was dipping strawberries in melted chocolate.

使い方： dip something in/into something (Dip the brush into the paint.)

類義語： immerse, dunk

よく使う表現： dip into something, dip in something, dip bread

ロービームに切り替える

他の運転者がまぶしくないよう、車の前照灯を下向きにする。

やさしい英語で： To make a vehicle’s front lights shine lower so they do not hurt other drivers’ eyes.

• Please dip your headlights.
• She dipped her lights as a car approached.
• Drivers should dip their headlights on this road.

よく使う表現： dip headlights, dip your lights

旗を下げて敬礼する

敬意やあいさつを示すため、旗を一時的に下げる。

やさしい英語で： To lower a flag briefly as a sign of respect or a greeting.

• The sailor dipped the flag.
• Ships sometimes dip their flags in greeting.
• The crew prepared to dip the ensign as the vessel passed.

類義語： lower

よく使う表現： dip a flag, dip the ensign

ディップ、ディップソース

食べる前に食べ物をつける、とろみのあるソース。

やさしい英語で： A thick sauce that you put pieces of food into before eating them.

• Try this cheese dip.
• She served raw vegetables with a spicy dip.
• We made three different dips for the party.

類義語： dipping sauce

よく使う表現： cheese dip, spicy dip, dip for something

くぼみ

地面や道が周囲より低くなっている所。

やさしい英語で： A place where the ground or a road becomes lower than the area around it.

• Watch out for the dip ahead.
• Water collected in a dip in the field.
• The road has several sharp dips.

使い方： dip in something (There is a dip in the path near the gate.)

類義語： hollow, depression

よく使う表現： dip in something, steep dip

ひと泳ぎ

涼んだり気分をすっきりさせたりするための短い水泳。

やさしい英語で： A short swim, often to cool down or feel fresh.

• Let’s take a dip.
• A quick dip in the sea cooled us down.
• Did you enjoy your morning dip?

使い方： dip in something (We went for a dip in the lake.)

類義語： swim

よく使う表現： take a dip, quick dip, dip in something

値下がりした資産

価格が下がり、再び上がることを期待して買われる投資対象。

やさしい英語で： An investment whose price has fallen, which some people buy because they expect it to rise again.

• Some investors always buy the dip.
• She bought the dip, expecting prices to recover.
• Buying every dip can be risky.

よく使う表現： buy the dip, buy every dip