dabbled

英 [ˈdæbld]

美 [ˈdæbld]

v.  涉猎; 涉足; 浅尝; 玩水; 嬉水
dabble的过去分词和过去式

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

adj

• covered with bright patches (often used in combination)
  1. waves dabbled with moonlight
  2. a blood-spattered room
  3. gardens splashed with color
  4. kitchen walls splattered with grease
  Synonym:spatteredsplashedsplattered

双语例句

• He dabbled in religions.
  他涉猎宗教。
• She sank down on the low bank, and stripping off the remnants of her slippers and stockings, dabbled her burning feet in the cool water. He dipped a few times in the ocean to cool himself.
  她在低低的河岸上坐下来，脱掉破鞋烂袜，把一双发烫的脚浸在清凉的河水里。为了凉快凉快，他在海水里泡了几次。
• He dabbled in the trade while working as an apprentice for an American sculptor between 2006 and 2008.
  2006年至2008年他给一位美国雕塑家做学徒，开始尝试雕塑。
• I also dabbled as a construction worker and then got my break in football.
  我也当过建筑工人，后来又逐渐回归了足球。
• Though he has dabbled in bronze occasionally, he has never tried this technique before.
  虽然他曾偶尔涉猎过用铜创作，但是之前从来没有尝试过这种技法。
• He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.
  他第一次涉足政治是当他在法律学校就读时。
• When he was younger he dabbled in astrology.
  他年轻一点时涉猎过占星术。
• Recently, Warner Brothers also dabbled with other unorthodox distribution methods, by creating iPad, iPhone, and iPod apps specifically for the dark knight and inception.
  最近，华纳兄弟还尝试过其他一些非常规传播方式，在iPad、iPhone以及iPod上开发与《黑暗骑士》和《盗梦空间》（Inception）有关的应用程序。
• Under the trees several pheasants lay about, their rich plumage dabbled with blood;
  在那些树下，有几只山鸡四下里躺着，它们华丽的羽毛上沾着斑斑血迹；
• Since her return to Russia, Chapman has dabbled in politics, taken part in risque photoshoots for men's magazines, and hosts a TV show about the mysteries of the world.
  自从她回到俄罗斯后，查普曼涉足过政界，给男性杂志拍过淫猥的照片，还主持过一个探秘世界的电视节目。