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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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• I dabble in writing poetry but I do it only for my own pleasure, not for publication.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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Of course, if you just want to dabble, try out the fierce accessories.
  当然，如果你只想浅尝辄止，可以戴一些风格夸张的配饰。