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

• 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。
• I dabble in writing poetry but I do it only for my own pleasure, not for publication.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。
• 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。
• They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.
  他们也倾向于在魔术里溅水一点。
• 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。
• 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。
• She dabbled with drugs
  她沾过毒品。
• 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。
• Never dabble with things of which you have no knowledge.
  绝不要插手你不了解的事物。
• Besides acting, he also did dabble singing.
  除了表演，他也小小涉足了歌坛。