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

• 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？
• 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。
• They dabble in right-wing politics.
  他们浅尝涉足于右翼政治。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 also tend to dabble in magic a bit.
  他们也倾向于在魔术里溅水一点。
• 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。
• 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。