The president became more cautious as his popularity dipped.是什么意思？

The president became more cautious as his popularity dipped.

由于支持率有所下降，总统变得更加谨慎了。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

president

n. 校长，总统，总裁，董事长；

例句
The President described the killings as an abominable crime...
总统称这些血案为令人发指的罪行。

became

v. 变为，成为（ become的过去式 ）；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

more

adv. 更，更多，达到或处于更大的范围或程度，此外，更加；adj. 更多的，（many）的比较级，附加的，额外的；pron. 更多的或附加的人或事物；n. 更多，附加，添加；

例句
It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.
这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。

cautious

adj. 小心的，谨慎的，兢，恮，持重；

例句
Australia, put in to bat, made a cautious start.
轮到澳大利亚队出场击球，他们开始打得很谨慎。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

popularity

n. 普及，流行，名气，名望，通俗性，大众性，人望；

例句
Because of the popularity of the region, it is advisable to book hotels or camp sites in advance...
鉴于该地区很受人们青睐，最好提前预订旅馆或宿营地。

dipped

v. 浸( dip的过去式和过去分词 )，（把烛芯浸在融蜡里）制造（蜡烛），把（汽车前灯）的远光调为近光，洗药水浴；

例句
She dipped a hand into the jar of sweets and pulled one out...
她把手伸进糖果罐，摸出了一颗糖。