dabble是什么意思

短语搭配

(1)dabble in涉猎；涉足

双语例句

(1)The board wants to dabble in local real estate business.

董事会想尝试当地房地产事业。

(2)She began to dabble in the cosmetics industry.

她开始涉足化妆品行业。

(3)Some tourists dabble their feet in the lake at the scenic spot.

一些游客把脚伸到景区的湖里玩水。

(4)He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.

他在法学院上学时首次接触政治

(5)They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.

他们也倾向于在魔术里溅水一点。

(6)A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter.

一只鸭子不会常在同一条沟中玩水。

(7)A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter.

一只鸭子不会常在统一条沟中玩水。

(8)With the comparative free time, I started to dabble in development.

由于时间相对自由，所以我开始尝试开发。

(9)Those that did dabble in subprime loans were able to withdraw quickly.

因而，他们涉及到的次级抵押贷款能够迅速地撤回。

同义词

vt. 溅湿；浸入水中

词根词缀

null dab v. 轻拍

-le 反复, 连续

(1)speckle n. 斑点；斑纹；色斑

(2)sparkle v. 发光；闪烁；活泼机智；起泡沫

(3)syllable n. 音节；表示音节的符号；只言片语

(4)crackle v. 发出连续不断的轻微爆裂声；发出噼啪声；给人以巨大的紧张（或活泼）感

(5)handle v. 触；摸；拿；移动；搬动；操弄；处理；处置；加工；以手（或前臂）触

(6)kettle n. 烧水用水壶；碗碟状容器

(7)battle n. 战役；会战；战斗；斗争；较量

(8)prickle n. 刺；棘；刺痛；皮刺；针刺般的感觉

(9)candle n. 蜡烛；旧烛光；国际烛光

(10)trample v. 踩；践踏；无视；藐视

(11)circle n. 圆；圈子；集团；圈；圆周；环状物；一圈；黑眼圈；楼厅

(12)axle n. 轴

(13)darkle v. 变暗；潜藏暗中；阴沉下来；呈现黑色

同根词

词根 dabble

(1)dabbler n. 戏水者；业余家；浅尝者

释义

v.

immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently

用（手，脚）搅水，嬉水

they dabbled their feet in the rock pools.

他们把脚伸进岩石间水坑里嬉水。

[no obj.](of a duck or other water bird)move the bill around in shallow water while feeding

（鸭子等水鸟）水中啄食

teal dabble in the shallows.

水鸭在浅水里啄食。

[no obj.]figurative take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way

〈喻〉 涉猎

he dabbled in left-wing politics.

他参与左翼政治。

词源

"mid 16th cent.： from obsolete Dutch dabbelen, or a frequentative of the verb DAB1. "