英语词汇“dipper”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dipper

/ˈdɪpə

noun

1A short-tailed songbird related to the wrens, frequenting fast-flowing streams and able to swim, dive, and walk under water to feed.

Family Cinclidae and genus Cinclus: five species, in particular the white-throated Eurasian C. cinclus.

Swallows were chasing insects over the water and I watched dippers and grey wagtails feeding their young....

In fall and winter, look for bald eagles, American dippers, mergansers, red-shafted Northern flickers, red-tailed hawks, and Townsend's solitaires.
The dipper takes prey from the water's surface while swimming, and will even use its wings to ‘fly’ under water.

2A ladle or scoop.She plunged a dipper into it and began to ladle creamy milk into the pail....

Then, skipping the pot all together, he just put the hot water into the dipper.
Without a word, the man reached into a bucket and pulled out a dipper full of water.

3A person who dips something in liquid.No farmer should employ dippers unless they hold an appropriate licence.

4 informal A pickpocket.Isn't it time some of the big-time dippers spent some time in the slammer as well?

5 archaic, informal A Baptist or Anabaptist.

单词	dipper
释义	dipper /ˈdɪpə / noun 1A short-tailed songbird related to the wrens, frequenting fast-flowing streams and able to swim, dive, and walk under water to feed. Family Cinclidae and genus Cinclus: five species, in particular the white-throated Eurasian C. cinclus. Swallows were chasing insects over the water and I watched dippers and grey wagtails feeding their young.... In fall and winter, look for bald eagles, American dippers, mergansers, red-shafted Northern flickers, red-tailed hawks, and Townsend's solitaires. The dipper takes prey from the water's surface while swimming, and will even use its wings to ‘fly’ under water. 2A ladle or scoop.She plunged a dipper into it and began to ladle creamy milk into the pail.... Then, skipping the pot all together, he just put the hot water into the dipper. Without a word, the man reached into a bucket and pulled out a dipper full of water. 3A person who dips something in liquid.No farmer should employ dippers unless they hold an appropriate licence. 4 informal A pickpocket.Isn't it time some of the big-time dippers spent some time in the slammer as well? 5 archaic, informal A Baptist or Anabaptist. Rhymes Agrippa, chipper, clipper, equipper, flipper, gripper, hipper, kipper, nipper, Pippa, ripper, shipper, sipper, skipper, slipper, stripper, tipper, tripper, whipper, zipper
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