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

• She dabbled her hands in the fountain.
  她把手伸到喷泉中玩水。
• 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。
• I also dabbled as a construction worker and then got my break in football.
  我也当过建筑工人，后来又逐渐回归了足球。
• When he was younger he dabbled in astrology.
  他年轻一点时涉猎过占星术。
• 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 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 dabbled in religions.
  他涉猎宗教。
• 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。
• She dabbled with drugs
  她沾过毒品。