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

WORD ORIGINdabble

Origin:

1500-1600 Probably from ➔ DAB1

VERB TABLE

dabble

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	dabble
	he, she, it	dabbles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	dabbled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have dabbled
	he, she, it	has dabbled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had dabbled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will dabble
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have dabbled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am dabbling
	he, she, it	is dabbling
	you, we, they	are dabbling
Past	I, he, she, it	was dabbling
	you, we, they	were dabbling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been dabbling
	he, she, it	has been dabbling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been dabbling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be dabbling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been dabbling

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

He dabbled in everything from bicycle exports to large-scale commodities purchases.
Her young quickly join this creche and start dabbling for small crustaceans and tiny molluscs.
I sort of dabble my foot in it like it's a puddle.
In defiant frustration, Nicole dabbles in the underground Seattle rock scene, where the older guys are equally alluring and dangerous.
She spent her girlhood in San Francisco, where her father dabbled in both journalism and the theater.
The four witches dabble in the supernatural to get back at their enemies and fix a few personal-appearance problems.

Longman Language Activatorto do something► do

· I do half an hour of exercises every morning.· What is Carla doing? She's been in the garage for a half an hour.· Howard did some rapid calculations on the back of an envelope.· Listen, I'm only trying to do my job - don't yell at me.do work/housework/homework etc · She does a lot of work for charity.· I want you to do your homework before you start watching TV.do the washing/cooking/shopping etc · You wash the dishes, and I'll do the drying.do a test/exam/course etc British · He's doing an art course at Wrexham College.

► make

to do something - use this with these words: make an effort/decision/start: · We can't wait any longer. You need to make a decision now.· Archie doesn't even make an effort to help out around the house.make a speech/suggestion/remark/complaint/joke: · At school the other kids always made jokes about my name.· I'd like to make a suggestion if that's all right.· The governor will be making a speech here next week.

► give

: give a talk/speech/performance etc talk, speak, sing, perform etc in front of a group of people: · Mr Banks gave a short talk about his travels in Africa.· Professor Williams will be giving a series of lectures on environmental pollution.· Davis gives a wonderful performance as an 81-year-old man.

► go about

to start or continue doing a job - use this when someone does a job in their usual way, or when you are talking about the way they do it: · The old man hummed to himself as he went about his gardening.· I'm thinking about changing careers, but I don't quite know how to go about it.go about doing something: · How would you go about reorganizing the kitchen?go about your business (=continue doing what you were doing or always do): · The next morning, she went about her business as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.

► perform

: perform a duty/operation/task etc to do a duty, operation, or piece of work: · The ship's captain performed the wedding ceremony.· The operation was performed by a team of surgeons at Addenbrookes Hospital.· Students perform increasingly difficult tasks as the course continues.

► conduct

: conduct an experiment/survey/inquiry etc to do something, especially in order to find out or prove something: · All the children in the class have to conduct their own science experiments.· The committee will conduct a thorough investigation of the bribery charges.· The data comes from a survey conducted by the company last fall.

► dabble in

to do something that you are interested in or enjoy, but not very often or regularly, or not in a very serious way: · When he was younger he used to dabble in astronomy.· Beck has dabbled in poetry over the years, but this is her first published book of poems.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► politics

· Eckford had become a wealthy man and, having bought a mansion and estate on Manhattan Island, he dabbled in politics.· Business is his profession, dabbling in politics is his passion.