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

• 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。
• They dabble in right-wing politics.
  他们浅尝涉足于右翼政治。
• 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；
• 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。
• Never dabble with things of which you have no knowledge.
  绝不要插手你不了解的事物。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't dabble, set your sights on one goal and achieve it with overwhelming force.
  别什么都去浅尝一下，眼睛放在一个目标上，然后尽全力去达到目标！
• 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。
• He dabbled in business
  他搞过一点生意。