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

• This is not the first time the fast food chain has decided to dabble in the fragrance market.
  这已经不是快餐连锁店第一次决定涉足香水市场了。
• He is a talented musician but is content to just dabble.
  他很有音乐天赋，但满足于浅尝。
• Besides acting, he also did dabble singing.
  除了表演，他也小小涉足了歌坛。
• I dabble in writing poetry but I do it only for my own pleasure, not for publication.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。
• 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。
• But the truth is that our reluctance even to dabble in annuities is almost certainly irrational.
  但事实上，几乎可以肯定，我们甚至不愿涉足年金的做法并不理性。
• 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。
• They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.
  他们也倾向于在魔术里溅水一点。
• 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；