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

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！
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。
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？
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。
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。
She dabbled with drugs
她沾过毒品。
They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.
他们也倾向于在魔术里溅水一点。
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。
I just dabble in future used goods.
我只是做做二手货生意。
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。