英语词汇“dabble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dab·ble

(dăbəl)

v. dab·bled, dab·bling, dab·bles

v.tr.

To splash or spatter with or as if with a liquid: "The moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold" (Katherine Mansfield).

v.intr.

1. To splash liquid gently and playfully.

2. To undertake something superficially or without serious intent: "The restaurant business entails more than ... dabbling in interior design" (Andy Birsh).

3. To feed by moving the bill back and forth just below the surface or on the bottom in shallow water. Used of ducks.

[Possibly from Dutch dabbelen, frequentative of dabben, to strike, tap.]

dabbler n.

单词	dabble
释义	dab·ble (dăbəl) v. dab·bled, dab·bling, dab·bles v.tr. To splash or spatter with or as if with a liquid: "The moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold" (Katherine Mansfield). v.intr. 1. To splash liquid gently and playfully. 2. To undertake something superficially or without serious intent: "The restaurant business entails more than ... dabbling in interior design" (Andy Birsh). 3. To feed by moving the bill back and forth just below the surface or on the bottom in shallow water. Used of ducks. [Possibly from Dutch dabbelen, frequentative of dabben, to strike, tap.] dabbler n.
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