Word · Frequency #14552
dabbles
涉猎；浅尝
dabbles is the third person singular of dabble.
work with in an amateurish manner
- 1.
To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
用液体泼溅或喷洒使微湿或弄脏；溅湿。
- 2.
To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.
在泥水等中嬉戏溅水；在浅水中玩耍；涉水。
- 3.
To feed without diving, by submerging the head and neck underwater to seek food, often also tipping up the tail straight upwards above the water.
将头和颈伸入水下觅食而不潜水,常将尾巴直翘出水面。
- 4.
To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
随意或肤浅地参与某项活动；涉猎。
玩水；戏水；蘸；浸；（鸭等）浅水觅食；用液体泼溅或喷洒使微湿或弄脏；溅湿。；在泥水等中嬉戏溅水；在浅水中玩耍；涉水。
In use
She dabbled in painting for a few months but never took a formal class.
He dabbles in photography on weekends, though it is just a hobby.
Since moving into my own apartment, I have been dabbling in cooking.
dabble in sth
dabble in 后接领域或活动，表示业余地、不深入地参与。
She dabbled in photography for a while but soon lost interest.
她涉猎过一段时间摄影，但很快就失去了兴趣。
dabble sth in sth
这个结构带宾语，表示把某物（常为手、脚等）短暂浸入液体中。
He dabbled his fingertips in the stream.
他把指尖浸在小溪里。
Verb forms
base dabble · third person dabbles · -ing dabbling · past dabbled · past participle dabbled
常用于 dabble in sth，表示“涉猎、随便玩玩”；也可指在水中嬉戏。
Connections
Collocations
- dabble in
- 涉猎；浅尝辄止
- She dabbles in painting on weekends.她周末会随便画上几笔。
- dabble with the idea
- 有些想法；不认真地考虑
- He dabbled with the idea of quitting his job.他曾一闪而过地想过辞职。
- dabble one's toes in the water
- 把脚趾浸入水中；试水
- The child sat on the edge and dabbled her toes in the pool.孩子坐在池边，把脚趾放进池水里玩。
- dabble in the water
- 在水中嬉戏；玩水
- The ducks dabbled in the water, looking for food.鸭子在水中嬉戏觅食。
Idioms & figurative uses
- dabble in
- 涉猎；浅尝辄止地参与She dabbled in painting for a few years before focusing on photography.她浅尝辄止地画了几年画，之后专注于摄影。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
小鸭在水面轻轻点(dab)嘴就是dabble：玩水、浅尝、随便涉猎一下，联想鸭子边点水边觅食的画面。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：谈论业余爱好或浅尝辄止的尝试、日常玩水或把手脚伸进水中、描述水禽在水中低头觅食 dabble 作“涉猎”讲时常说 dabble in + 某种活动，多用于轻松谈论业余爱好或临时尝试，语气比较随意；作“玩水、溅湿”讲时多用于日常中性场景；整体更接近中性或非正式语域，正式写作中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 dabble（/'dæbl/）押韵的词：babble、gabble、rabble、scrabble，它们的韵母都是 /æb(ə)l/。注意 table、cable 等以 -ble 结尾的词拼写相似，但读 /ˈteɪbəl/、/ˈkeɪbəl/，元音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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