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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
      1. 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
      2. play in or as if in water, as of small children
          Synonym:paddlesplash around

        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。