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

• The other drove a black Audi and dabbled in guitar.
  另外一位驾驶员开一辆黑色奥迪车并且喜欢弹吉他。
• He had dabbled in Clarke's Homer, but had never yet worked much at the New Testament in the Greek, though he possessed a copy, obtained by post from a second-hand bookseller.
  他涉猎过克拉克版的《荷马诗集》，对希腊文原本的《新约全书》却根本没下过工夫，尽管他已经用邮寄方式，从一家旧书店买到一本。
• Have you dabbled into web services?
  你已经涉足web服务了吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She dabbled with drugs
  她沾过毒品。
• 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；