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

• When he was younger he dabbled in astrology.
  他年轻一点时涉猎过占星术。
• 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。
• Victor dabbled in drugs, armed robbery, assault.
  他贩毒、抢劫、斗殴。
• 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；
• At first, most of its offshore investments were in the financial sector but more recently the fund has invested in natural resource-related companies and dabbled in real estate.
  最初，大多数中国的海外投资对象是财政机构。但最近，这些资金用来投资自然资源的相关企业，偶尔涉及到房地产。
• If you've also dabbled in the wonderful world of pseudo-coding called "web design" you undoubtedly recognize that, these days, most designers fall into one of two camps.
  如果你也涉猎了叫做“Web设计”的伪码梦幻世界的话，你无疑会发现在这个时代绝大多数设计师会分属于两个阵营之一。
• 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。
• She dabbled with several careers before finally becoming a computer programmer.
  在最终成为一个计算机程序设计家之前，她尝试过好几个职业。
• She sank down on the low bank, and stripping off the remnants of her slippers and stockings, dabbled her burning feet in the cool water. He dipped a few times in the ocean to cool himself.
  她在低低的河岸上坐下来，脱掉破鞋烂袜，把一双发烫的脚浸在清凉的河水里。为了凉快凉快，他在海水里泡了几次。
• 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。