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

• His vesture was dabbled in blood.
  他穿的衣服上溅满了鲜血。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• When he was younger he dabbled in astrology.
  他年轻一点时涉猎过占星术。
• 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。
• 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；