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

• Never dabble with things of which you have no knowledge.
  绝不要插手你不了解的事物。
• They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.
  他们也倾向于在魔术里溅水一点。
• There were various pursuits in which he had dabble from time& the violin was his latest.
  他一个时候有一种爱好，都是浅尝辄止，最近他又爱上了小提琴。
• These funds typically back businesses that dabble in clean tech or hire locals.
  这些企业一般涉足清洁能源技术或者雇佣当地劳动者。
• I dabble in writing poetry but I do it only for my own pleasure, not for publication.
  我偶尔搞一点诗歌创作，但那仅仅是为了寻找自我乐趣而已，并非为了发表。
• 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。
• Don't dabble, set your sights on one goal and achieve it with overwhelming force.
  别什么都去浅尝一下，眼睛放在一个目标上，然后尽全力去达到目标！
• But the truth is that our reluctance even to dabble in annuities is almost certainly irrational.
  但事实上，几乎可以肯定，我们甚至不愿涉足年金的做法并不理性。
• He is a talented musician but is content to just dabble.
  他很有音乐天赋，但满足于浅尝。
• The college students are encouraged to dabble in everything useful despite their respective specialties.
  大学生尽管各有各的专业，但仍需广泛涉猎一切有用的知识。