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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。
涉猎；浅尝
dabbles — third person singular of dabble
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涉猎；浅尝
work with in an amateurish manner
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。
用液体泼溅或喷洒使微湿或弄脏；溅湿。
To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
在泥水等中嬉戏溅水；在浅水中玩耍；涉水。
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.
将头和颈伸入水下觅食而不潜水,常将尾巴直翘出水面。
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.
随意或肤浅地参与某项活动；涉猎。
To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
dabble
Base
原形
dabbles
3rd person
第三人称单数
dabbling
-ing
现在分词
dabbled
Past
过去式
dabbled
Past participle
过去分词
She dabbles in painting on weekends.
她周末涉猎绘画。
He dabbled his fingers in the stream.
他把手指在溪水里拨弄了一下。
The ducks are dabbling in the pond.
鸭子正在池塘里玩水。
常用于 dabble in sth，表示“涉猎、随便玩玩”；也可指在水中嬉戏。
She dabbled in painting for a few months but never took a formal class.
她曾涉猎绘画几个月，但从未上过正规课程。
He dabbles in photography on weekends, though it is just a hobby.
他周末会涉猎一下摄影，不过那只是业余爱好。
Since moving into my own apartment, I have been dabbling in cooking.
自从搬进自己的公寓，我一直在试着做菜。
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。
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。
Not this
He dabbles politics but never studies it seriously.
Use this
He dabbles in politics but never studies it seriously.
dabble 表示“涉猎”时是不及物动词，须接介词 in 再接宾语；中文“涉猎政治”没有介词，但不能把这种结构直接搬进英语。
Not this
She has a dabble in painting during her free time.
Use this
She dabbles in painting during her free time.
dabble 是动词，不可直接用作名词。要表达“随便玩玩、浅尝”的意思，应用动词 dabble in，或改用名词形式 dabbling。
Not this
He dabbles on many hobbies, but masters none.
Use this
He dabbles in many hobbies, but masters none.
表示业余爱好或浅尝某个领域时，固定搭配是 dabble in，不用 on；用 on 是受“专注于某事”等中文表达或搭配干扰产生的错误。
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涉猎；浅尝辄止
She dabbles in painting on weekends.
她周末会随便画上几笔。
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。
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。
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。
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。
对…感兴趣但不认真；玩味（想法）
He dabbled with the idea of moving abroad.
他有过移居国外的念头，但并未认真考虑。
随便做做；不认真地尝试
He dabbled at writing but never finished a story.
他随便写写，但从未完成过一篇故事。
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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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.