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。
• If he must dabble in science, keep him on economics and sociology; don't let him get away from that invaluable "real life".
  如果你的痞子非要涉猎科学，就只让他接触经济学和社会学，千万别让他与那我辈所珍视的所谓“真实的人生”隔绝了。
• It's about trying to find answers and trying to dabble with the concept of time.
  它是试图找到答案，并尝试涉足这一概念的时间。
• She dabbled with drugs
  她沾过毒品。
• Besides acting, he also did dabble singing.
  除了表演，他也小小涉足了歌坛。
• He well-reads, dabble 100 divisions, made graven contribution to abounding scientific thesaurus of the mankind.
  他博览群书，涉猎百科，对丰富人类的科学知识宝库做出了不可磨灭的贡献。
• They dabble with the Wyrm too much.
  他们被妖蛆窜改的太多了。
• They dabble in right-wing politics.
  他们浅尝涉足于右翼政治。
• So what does this mean for those of us who fancy a dabble in the world of fine Claret?
  那么，这是否意味着我们这些谁豪华涉足世界中的罚款干红？
• After a brief dabble in politics, he returned to the world of business.
  涉足政坛一小段时间后，他返回了商界。