| 单词 | to dip one's toe in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto dip (also put, stick, etc.) one's toe in (the water) 1. to dip (also put, stick, etc.) one's toe in (the water) and variants: to try something new cautiously or gradually; to experiment tentatively. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > try experiments or make experiment [verb (intransitive)] > make trial run of something to dip one's toe in (the water)1901 to try it on the (or a) dog1903 1901 E. Gosse Gossip in Libr. (new ed.) 333 If ever an author hesitated and reflected, dipped his toe into the bath of publicity, and hastily withdrew it again,..it was the Rev. Gilbert White. 1949 Hearing before Joint Comm. on Econ. Rep. U.S. Congr. (81st Congr., 1st Sess.) 487 I think we are beginning to get warmed up to the discussion. We are just putting our toes in the water. 2020 News Bites (Nexis) 29 Aug. There's a lot of excitement around AI [sc. artificial intelligence], in terms of..how it could improve care quality while also driving financial outcomes; but not a lot of organizations have dipped their toes in yet. < as lemmas |
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