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dabble

verb
🔊/ˈdæbl/
🔊/ˈdæbl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dabble
🔊/ˈdæbl/
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he / she / it dabbles
🔊/ˈdæblz/
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past simple dabbled
🔊/ˈdæbld/
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past participle dabbled
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-ing form dabbling
🔊/ˈdæblɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] dabble (in/with something) to take part in a sport, an activity, etc. but not very seriously涉猎；涉足；浅尝
    • She is a talented musician but is content to just dabble.她是一位才华横溢的音乐家，但只满足于涉猎。
    • He dabbles in local politics.他开始涉足地方政坛。🔊🔊
  2. [transitive] dabble something (in something) to move your hands, feet, etc. around in water玩水；嬉水
    • She dabbled her toes in the stream.她把脚趾浸在小河里嬉水。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from obsolete Dutch dabbelen, or a frequentative of the verb dab.