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

• I just dabble in future used goods.
  我只是做做二手货生意。
• 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。
• 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。
• Never dabble with things of which you have no knowledge.
  绝不要插手你不了解的事物。
• They dabble with the Wyrm too much.
  他们被妖蛆窜改的太多了。
• 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。
• He dabble in stocks and shares for a few months and then gave them up.
  他做过几个月的股票买卖，但很快就放弃了。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is a talented musician but is content to just dabble.
  他很有音乐天赋，但满足于浅尝。