dabble

英 [ˈdæbl]

美 [ˈdæbl]

v.  涉猎; 涉足; 浅尝; 玩水; 嬉水

现在分词：dabbling　过去式：dabbled　过去分词：dabbled　第三人称单数：dabbles　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14552 / COCA.14779

牛津词典

verb

• 涉猎；涉足；浅尝
  to take part in a sport, an activity, etc. but not very seriously
  1. He dabbles in local politics.
     他开始涉足地方政坛。
• 玩水；嬉水
  to move your hands, feet, etc. around in water
  1. She dabbled her toes in the stream.
     她把脚趾浸在小河里嬉水。

柯林斯词典

• VERB . 涉猎;浅尝
  If youdabble insomething, you take part in it but not very seriously
  1. He dabbled in business...
     他搞过一点生意。
  2. She dabbled with drugs...
     她沾过毒品。
  3. Magicians do not dabble, they work hard.
     魔术师可不是随便玩两下的，他们下了苦功钻研。

英英释义

verb

• bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
  1. dabbling ducks
• dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
• work with in an amateurish manner
  1. She dabbles in astronomy
  2. He plays around with investments but he never makes any money
  Synonym:smatterplay around
• play in or as if in water, as of small children
  Synonym:paddlesplash around

双语例句

• A good woman has a dash of inspiration and a dabble of endurance.
  一个好女人有浪花般的灵感和无尽的忍耐力。
• They dabble in right-wing politics.
  他们浅尝涉足于右翼政治。
• Besides acting, he also did dabble singing.
  除了表演，他也小小涉足了歌坛。
• With the comparative free time, I started to dabble in development.
  由于时间相对自由，所以我开始尝试开发。
• Magicians do not dabble, they work hard.
  魔术师可不是随便玩两下的，他们下了苦功钻研。
• His friends overseas like to dabble in it from time to time.
  他那些海外的朋友时不时的涉足这个。
• Of course, if you just want to dabble, try out the fierce accessories.
  当然，如果你只想浅尝辄止，可以戴一些风格夸张的配饰。
• He dabbled in business
  他搞过一点生意。
• A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter.
  一只鸭子不会常在同一条沟中玩水。
• They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.
  他们也倾向于在魔术里溅水一点。