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 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。
His vesture was dabbled in blood.
他穿的衣服上溅满了鲜血。
Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water ( John Steinbeck)
赖尼把他粗笨的手浸到水里（约翰斯坦贝克）
Waves dabbled with moonlight; a blood-spattered room; gardens splashed with color; kitchen walls splattered with grease.
撒满月光的海面；血溅的房间；五颜六色的花园；溅有油污的厨房墙壁。
She dabbled with several careers before finally becoming a computer programmer.
在最终成为一个计算机程序设计家之前，她尝试过好几个职业。
He had dabbled in Clarke's Homer, but had never yet worked much at the New Testament in the Greek, though he possessed a copy, obtained by post from a second-hand bookseller.
他涉猎过克拉克版的《荷马诗集》，对希腊文原本的《新约全书》却根本没下过工夫，尽管他已经用邮寄方式，从一家旧书店买到一本。
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。
That could also amount to in-store experiences centered on the smartphone, an area in which Walmart, one of the biggest partners in MCX, has increasingly dabbled in recent years.
同时它还可能营造一种以智能手机为中心的购物体验，作为MCX最大的合作伙伴之一，沃尔玛近年来一直在试水这个领域。
When he was younger he dabbled in astrology.
他年轻一点时涉猎过占星术。
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。