late 14c., as a type of diving bird, agent noun from dip (v.). As a ladle or long-handled utensil for drawing liquid, from 1783, chiefly American English. As the popular U.S. name for the asterism known in Britain as The Plough or Charles' Wain, attested by 1833.
雙語例句
1. The Big Dipper is not by itself a constellation.
北斗七星本身不是一個星座。
來自辭典例句
2. She tilted the dipper , drew a deep breath and drank swiftly.
她端著勺子深深聞了一下,便迅速喝起來.
來自飄（部分）
3. She took the wet gourd dipper from him, her nostrils wrinkling in distaste at the reek.
她從波克手里接過濕淋淋的長柄葫蘆勺, 鼻孔立即被酒氣刺激得皺起來.
來自飄（部分）
4. See if you can find the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper.
看一看你能不能找到天上的北斗星座和小北斗星座!
來自互聯網
5. It is China's fourth Beidou ( Big Dipper ) navigation experimental satellite in orbit.