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

He is a talented musician but is content to just dabble.
他很有音乐天赋，但满足于浅尝。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
She dabbled with drugs
她沾过毒品。
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？
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。