| 释义 |
dabble
dabblespatter or splash; undertake an activity casually: dabble in politics
Not to be confused with:dapple – mottled or spotted marking, as on a horse; to mark with spotsdab·ble D0001400 (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.dabble (ˈdæbəl) vb1. to dip, move, or splash (the fingers, feet, etc) in a liquid2. (intr; usually foll by in, with, or at) to deal (with) or work (at) frivolously or superficially; play (at)3. (tr) to daub, mottle, splash, or smear: his face was dabbled with paint. [C16: probably from Dutch dabbelen; see dab1] ˈdabbler ndab•ble (ˈdæb əl)
v. -bled, -bling. v.i. 1. to play and splash in or as if in water, esp. with the hands. 2. to work at anything in an irregular or superficial manner: to dabble in literature. 3. (of a duck) to feed on shallow-water vegetation with rapid, splashing movements of the bill. v.t. 4. to wet slightly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter. [1550–60; probably dab1 + -le] dab′bler, n. dab′bling•ly, adv. dabble
Past participle: dabbled
Gerund: dabbling
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| I dabble | | you dabble | | he/she/it dabbles | | we dabble | | you dabble | | they dabble |
| Preterite |
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| I dabbled | | you dabbled | | he/she/it dabbled | | we dabbled | | you dabbled | | they dabbled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dabbling | | you are dabbling | | he/she/it is dabbling | | we are dabbling | | you are dabbling | | they are dabbling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have dabbled | | you have dabbled | | he/she/it has dabbled | | we have dabbled | | you have dabbled | | they have dabbled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dabbling | | you were dabbling | | he/she/it was dabbling | | we were dabbling | | you were dabbling | | they were dabbling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had dabbled | | you had dabbled | | he/she/it had dabbled | | we had dabbled | | you had dabbled | | they had dabbled |
| Future |
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| I will dabble | | you will dabble | | he/she/it will dabble | | we will dabble | | you will dabble | | they will dabble |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have dabbled | | you will have dabbled | | he/she/it will have dabbled | | we will have dabbled | | you will have dabbled | | they will have dabbled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be dabbling | | you will be dabbling | | he/she/it will be dabbling | | we will be dabbling | | you will be dabbling | | they will be dabbling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been dabbling | | you have been dabbling | | he/she/it has been dabbling | | we have been dabbling | | you have been dabbling | | they have been dabbling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been dabbling | | you will have been dabbling | | he/she/it will have been dabbling | | we will have been dabbling | | you will have been dabbling | | they will have been dabbling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been dabbling | | you had been dabbling | | he/she/it had been dabbling | | we had been dabbling | | you had been dabbling | | they had been dabbling |
| Conditional |
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| I would dabble | | you would dabble | | he/she/it would dabble | | we would dabble | | you would dabble | | they would dabble |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have dabbled | | you would have dabbled | | he/she/it would have dabbled | | we would have dabbled | | you would have dabbled | | they would have dabbled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | dabble - dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquiddip, dunk, souse, douse, plunge - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" | | 2. | dabble - play in or as if in water, as of small childrensplash around, paddleplay - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" | | 3. | dabble - work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"smatter, play aroundbusy, occupy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" | | 4. | dabble - bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water; "dabbling ducks"bob - move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back" |
dabbleverb (usually with in or with) play at or with, toy (with), potter, tinker (with), trifle (with), flirt with, dip into, fiddle with, dally (with), scratch the surface of, have a smattering of, potter about or around or round with She dabbled with drugs at University.Translationsdabble (ˈdӕbl) verb1. to play, or trail, in water. He dabbled his feet in the river. 弄濕，濺濕 弄湿，溅湿 2. to do anything in a half-serious way or as a hobby. He dabbles in chemistry. 把...作為興趣愛好嘗試一下 把...作为兴趣爱好尝试一下dabble
dabble at (something)To do something without much effort or enthusiasm. I know you're just dabbling at cleaning your room because every pile of clothes is still on the floor. We didn't get much done because we just dabbled at the project all afternoon.See also: dabbledabble in (something)To do something sporadically or as a hobby. Oh, I only dabbled in painting when I was younger—it's not like I went to art school or anything.See also: dabbledabble at somethingto play at doing something; to do something halfheartedly. Don't just dabble at your history paper. Settle down and do it right. She dabbles at painting.See also: dabbledabble in somethingto be involved in something in a casual manner. She dabbled in local politics for a while. I want to dabble in something new for a while.See also: dabbledabble inv. To do some activity occasionally, superficially, or without ambition: I've dabbled in painting, but I'm not very good.See also: dabbledabble
Synonyms for dabbleverb play at or withSynonyms- play at or with
- toy (with)
- potter
- tinker (with)
- trifle (with)
- flirt with
- dip into
- fiddle with
- dally (with)
- scratch the surface of
- have a smattering of
- potter about or around or round with
Synonyms for dabbleverb dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquidRelated Wordsverb play in or as if in water, as of small childrenSynonymsRelated Wordsverb work with in an amateurish mannerSynonymsRelated Wordsverb bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of waterRelated Words |