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　

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。

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

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。
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；
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！
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。
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。
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。
Besides acting, he also did dabble singing.
除了表演，他也小小涉足了歌坛。
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。
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 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。