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use a dipper to do sth
dipper 是可数名词，指带长柄的舀勺；use a dipper to... 表示用这种勺子做某事。
Use a dipper to take water from the bucket.
用长柄勺从桶里舀水。
长柄勺；水勺
dippers — plural of dipper
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
长柄勺；水勺
a utensil with a cup and a long handle, used for scooping liquids
Use a dipper to take water from the bucket.
用长柄勺从桶里舀水。
浸入液体的人或物。
One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).
带长柄杯的勺子
a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
河乌属的各种小型雀形目鸟类,栖息于湍急溪流附近,在水底觅食。
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
小熊座中的七星群,勺柄末端为北极星
a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris
She used a dipper to pour soup into the bowls.
她用长柄勺把汤舀进碗里。
The old well had a wooden dipper hanging beside it for visitors.
那口老井旁边挂着一个木制水勺，供来访者使用。
He dipped water from the bucket with a small dipper.
他用一个小水勺从桶里舀水。
dipper 是可数名词，指带长柄的舀勺；use a dipper to... 表示用这种勺子做某事。
Use a dipper to take water from the bucket.
用长柄勺从桶里舀水。
介词 with 引出所使用的工具。
She scooped the rice with a dipper.
她用长柄勺舀米饭。
a dipper for... 表示‘用于盛取某物的长柄勺’。
They bought a dipper for the honey.
他们买了一把用来舀蜂蜜的长柄勺。
Not this
Could you dipper some water out of the bucket?
Use this
Could you dip some water out of the bucket with a dipper?
dipper 是名词，不能直接作谓语；表达“舀水”要用动词 dip，表示工具时再用 with a dipper。
Not this
He gave me a dipper water.
Use this
He gave me a dipper of water.
用表示容器的名词作量词时，要说 a dipper of + 名词，不能直接说 a dipper water，这是受汉语“一勺水”直译的影响。
Not this
There are two dipper on the shelf.
Use this
There are two dippers on the shelf.
dipper 是可数名词，复数要加 -s；汉语名词没有复数变化，所以学习者容易漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
水舀子；水瓢
She scooped a cup of water from the bucket with the water dipper.
她用舀水瓢从桶里舀了一杯水。
木勺；木制水瓢
The old wooden dipper floated in the pail.
那只旧木勺漂在水桶里。
葫芦瓢
A gourd dipper hung above the sink.
水槽上方挂着一只葫芦瓢。
勺柄
The dipper handle is long enough to reach the bottom of the barrel.
这把勺的长柄足够伸到桶底。
长柄勺
He filled each cup with a long-handled dipper.
他用一把长柄勺给每只杯子舀水。
北斗七星
We could see the Big Dipper clearly in the night sky.
我们能在夜空中清楚地看到北斗七星。
我叫迪普，这是我妹妹梅宝。我们将在神秘的小镇重力泉和斯坦爷爷一起度过夏天。
The opening narration of the Disney animated series Gravity Falls. 'Dipper' is the character's nickname, from a birthmark shaped like the Big Dipper.
这是迪士尼动画《怪诞小镇》的开场白。Dipper 是主角的昵称，源自他额头上一个像北斗七星一样的胎记。
Use dippers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象长柄勺的勺头伸进水里“蘸”一下（dip），-er表示工具，记住dipper就是长柄勺。
语域：neutral 常见场景：kitchen、serving counter 本词表示带长柄的舀取工具，属于中性用语，多用于书面说明或对器具的描述。口语中若要表达同一意思，通常更常用 ladle。
zipper、slipper、clipper、skipper、flipper 与 dipper 押韵，均以 /ɪpɚ/ 结尾。注意 viper 拼写相似，但读音为 /ˈvaɪpɚ/，元音是 /aɪ/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.