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

  1. 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。
  2. 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

  1. VERB . 涉猎;浅尝
    If you dabble in something, 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。

双语例句

  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。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. Besides acting, he also did dabble singing.
    除了表演,他也小小涉足了歌坛。
  7. I just dabble in future used goods.
    我只是做做二手货生意。
  8. I dabble in writing poetry but I do it only for my own pleasure, not for publication.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。
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. They dabble in right-wing politics.
    他们浅尝涉足于右翼政治。
  12. 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。
  13. A good woman has a dash of inspiration and a dabble of endurance.
    一个好女人有浪花般的灵感和无尽的忍耐力。
  14. A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter.
    一只鸭子不会常在同一条沟中玩水。
  15. 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。
  16. 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。
  17. Never dabble with things of which you have no knowledge.
    绝不要插手你不了解的事物。
  18. He is a talented musician but is content to just dabble.
    他很有音乐天赋,但满足于浅尝。
  19. They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.
    他们也倾向于在魔术里溅水一点。
  20. They dabble with the Wyrm too much.
    他们被妖蛆窜改的太多了。
  21. 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。
  22. He well-reads, dabble 100 divisions, made graven contribution to abounding scientific thesaurus of the mankind.
    他博览群书,涉猎百科,对丰富人类的科学知识宝库做出了不可磨灭的贡献。
  23. 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。
  24. 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。
  25. 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。
  26. 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。
  27. These funds typically back businesses that dabble in clean tech or hire locals.
    这些企业一般涉足清洁能源技术或者雇佣当地劳动者。
  28. So what does this mean for those of us who fancy a dabble in the world of fine Claret?
    那么,这是否意味着我们这些谁豪华涉足世界中的罚款干红?
  29. 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;
  30. 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!

英英释义

verb

  1. bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
    1. dabbling ducks

  2. 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