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。
• 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。
• He is a talented musician but is content to just dabble.
  他很有音乐天赋，但满足于浅尝。
• They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.
  他们也倾向于在魔术里溅水一点。
• If he must dabble in science, keep him on economics and sociology; don't let him get away from that invaluable "real life".
  如果你的痞子非要涉猎科学，就只让他接触经济学和社会学，千万别让他与那我辈所珍视的所谓“真实的人生”隔绝了。
• I just dabble in future used goods.
  我只是做做二手货生意。
• 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。
• 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。
• He dabbled in business
  他搞过一点生意。
• They dabble with the Wyrm too much.
  他们被妖蛆窜改的太多了。