dabble

英 ['dæbl] 美 ['dæbl]

• v. 喷洒；玩水；泼溅；涉猎；浅尝

英英释义

Verb:

1. dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid

2. play in or as if in water, as of small children

3. work with in an amateurish manner;

   "She dabbles in astronomy"
   "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"
   

4. bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water;

   "dabbling ducks"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. She dabbled her hands in the fountain.
   她把手伸到喷泉中玩水。
2. Children like to dabble in water.
   孩子们喜欢玩水。
3. He just dabbles in politics.
   他仅仅是涉足政治而已。
4. I have to be careful, for I dabble with poisons a good deal.
   我不得不小心一点,因为我常和毒物接触。
5. She is a talented musician but is content to just dabble.
   她很有音乐天赋，但满足于浅尝。

经典引文

• I dabbled a handkerchief in a neighbouring fountain.

  出自： T. Trollope

• She..dabbled her burning feet in the cool water.

  出自： M. Mitchell

词汇搭配

• dibble dabble 试算法
• dabble speculation 小试投机

近反义词

【近义词】

• fiddle 小提琴
• splash 溅泼（声）
• putter (高尔夫球的)轻击棒...
• paddle 桨
• experiment 试验
• dip into 浸入
• play at 玩(学 ... 玩...
• have a go at 试一下(某事)...
• potter 陶工
• toy with 漫不经心地摆弄, 轻率地...
• dip 浸
• immerse 浸
• splatter 使水等飞溅
• toy 玩具
• smatter 一知半解地谈论...
• play around 玩耍