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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is a talented musician but is content to just dabble.
  他很有音乐天赋，但满足于浅尝。
• 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。
• 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。
• Lenovo is not the first Chinese enterprise to dabble in F1 racing.
  联想并非第一家中国企业涉足一级方程式锦标赛的企业。
• 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？
• He dabbled in business
  他搞过一点生意。