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

• 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。
• I just dabble in future used goods.
  我只是做做二手货生意。
• 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。
• He is a talented musician but is content to just dabble.
  他很有音乐天赋，但满足于浅尝。
• Never dabble with things of which you have no knowledge.
  绝不要插手你不了解的事物。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They dabble in right-wing politics.
  他们浅尝涉足于右翼政治。