dabble
英 ['dæb(ə)l]
美['dæbl]
- vt. 溅湿；浸入水中
- vi. 涉猎；涉足；玩水
词态变化
第三人称单数: dabbles;过去式: dabbled;过去分词: dabbled;现在分词: dabbling;
助记提示
1. dab => dabble: 不断地用手拍水 => 玩儿水、戏水。
中文词源
dabble 浅尝，涉足
dab, 轻拍。-le, 表反复。
英文词源
- dabble (v.)
- 1550s, probably a frequentative of dab. Original meaning was "wet by splashing;" modern figurative sense of "do superficially" first recorded 1620s. Related: Dabbled; dabbling. An Ellen Dablewife is in the Lancashire Inquests from 1336.
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They dabble in the stock market.
- 他们少量投资于股市.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Never dabble with things of which you have no knowledge.
- 绝不要插手你不了解的事物.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Lenovo is not the first Chinese enterprise to dabble in F 1 racing.
- 联想并非第一家中国企业涉足一级方程式锦标赛的企业.
来自互联网
- 5. I'd like to go dabble in ( at ) politics.
- 我愿意 涉足 政治.
来自互联网