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 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。
• 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。
• He dabbled in business
  他搞过一点生意。
• 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。
• 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。
• His vesture was dabbled in blood.
  他穿的衣服上溅满了鲜血。
• He dabbled in religions.
  他涉猎宗教。
• 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。
• Waves dabbled with moonlight; a blood-spattered room; gardens splashed with color; kitchen walls splattered with grease.
  撒满月光的海面；血溅的房间；五颜六色的花园；溅有油污的厨房墙壁。
• 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。