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

• As a schoolboy in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, he dabbled in old radios, bottles and books, visiting endless auctions, "yard sales" and flea markets.
  当他还在宾夕法尼亚州威廉斯波特上学时，就涉猎各种年代已久的收音机、瓶瓶罐罐和书籍，参加无穷无尽的拍卖会，出入各种后院拍卖和跳蚤市场。
• When he was younger he dabbled in astrology.
  他年轻一点时涉猎过占星术。
• He dabbled in business
  他搞过一点生意。
• Have you dabbled into web services?
  你已经涉足web服务了吗？
• His vesture was dabbled in blood.
  他穿的衣服上溅满了鲜血。
• 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；
• Although MECom has dabbled in UK-based investments, it has decided to focus on continental European newspapers, where assets are cheaper and the revenue base is more stable because there is less reliance on advertising.
  尽管mecom迄今的投资均在英国，但该公司已决定将重点放在欧洲大陆的报纸上，那里的报纸对广告的依赖程度较低，所以资产价格更为低廉，而收入基础也更加稳定。
• In the past, I occasionally dabbled in painting for only a hobby; but now, working at being a full-time artist is my bag.
  过去我偶尔涉猎绘画，当做嗜好；现在却把做全天候的艺术家当成兴趣。
• 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。
• 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。