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- He dabbles in local politics.
他开始涉足地方政坛。
- He dabbles in local politics.
- 玩水;嬉水
to move your hands, feet, etc. around in water- She dabbled her toes in the stream.
她把脚趾浸在小河里嬉水。
- She dabbled her toes in the stream.
柯林斯词典
- VERB . 涉猎;浅尝
If youdabble insomething, you take part in it but not very seriously- He dabbled in business...
他搞过一点生意。 - She dabbled with drugs...
她沾过毒品。 - 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。
- He dabbled in business...
英英释义
verb
- bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
- dabbling ducks
- dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
- work with in an amateurish manner
- She dabbles in astronomy
- He plays around with investments but he never makes any money
- play in or as if in water, as of small children
双语例句
- He dabbled in business
他搞过一点生意。 - 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; - 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。 - 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。 - He is a talented musician but is content to just dabble.
他很有音乐天赋,但满足于浅尝。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Besides acting, he also did dabble singing.
除了表演,他也小小涉足了歌坛。 - They dabble in right-wing politics.
他们浅尝涉足于右翼政治。