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

• Some other banks have dabbled with longer-term payouts.
  其他一些银行开始尝试将薪酬的支付期限延长。
• 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。
• 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。
• Recently, Warner Brothers also dabbled with other unorthodox distribution methods, by creating iPad, iPhone, and iPod apps specifically for the dark knight and inception.
  最近，华纳兄弟还尝试过其他一些非常规传播方式，在iPad、iPhone以及iPod上开发与《黑暗骑士》和《盗梦空间》（Inception）有关的应用程序。
• He dabbled in the trade while working as an apprentice for an American sculptor between 2006 and 2008.
  2006年至2008年他给一位美国雕塑家做学徒，开始尝试雕塑。
• He dabbled in religions.
  他涉猎宗教。
• 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。
• 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。
• In his spare time, friends say, he co-founded a translation agency, sold medicine and dabbled in stocks.
  他的朋友们说，马云在空闲时间与他人合办了一家翻译公司，此外，他还销售药品、炒股。
• She dabbled her hands in the fountain.
  她把手伸到喷泉中玩水。