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

• Jew engages in agriculture, digs up a great deal of badlands; They also dabble in handicraft industry;
  犹太人从事农业生产，开垦了大量的荒地：他们也广泛涉猎手工行业；
• 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。
• He dabbled in business
  他搞过一点生意。
• 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。
• They dabble in right-wing politics.
  他们浅尝涉足于右翼政治。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• I dabble in writing poetry but I do it only for my own pleasure, not for publication.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。
• They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.
  他们也倾向于在魔术里溅水一点。