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dabble

/dab-uhl/US // ˈdæb əl //UK // (ˈdæbəl) //

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v.无主动词 verb
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    dab·bled, dab·bling.

    • : to play and splash in or as if in water, especially with the hands.
    • : to work at anything in an irregular or superficial manner: to dabble in literature.
    • : to feed on shallow-water vegetation with rapid, splashing movements of the bill.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    dab·bled, dab·bling.

    • : to wet slightly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter.
    • : Chiefly South Midland U.S. to wash or rinse off lightly.

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Examples

  • Steve Graham had dabbled in breaking in college in the early 1980s.

  • We’ve dabbled in products before with Kraft Heinz and our Ssam Sauce.

  • In a recent widely-shared essay about those dabbling in Robinhood options, veteran trader Ranjan Roy referred to them as “the gravy” for the rest of the industry.

  • In the 10 years since Bitcoin came on the financial scene, central banks have quietly been dabbling in digital currencies of their own.

  • Like other major video streaming sites around the world, Kuaishou and iQiyi have dabbled in making augmented reality content, and securing a hardware partner will no doubt be instrumental to their early experiments.

  • Then, about five years ago, I had this urge to dabble with it again.

  • For gay or straight performers, and those who dabble in both, there's no industry standard for safety.

  • Did you dabble in a bit of liquid courage before your Sin City dance scenes?

  • In the interim, Herring took a short break from the band to dabble in his side-project—rapping under the moniker Hemlock Ernst.

  • Hourani began to dabble with a myriad of artistic careers, from model scouting to styling to art direction.

  • I suppose it is the inevitable doom of all those who dabble in Scotch soil; but really your fate is the more blessed.

  • The earlier alchemists knew nothing of its theosophic doctrines; and the earlier Rosicrucians did not dabble in alchemy.

  • It is our desire to state at the start that this paper does not intend to dabble in the muddy pool of politics.

  • Also Marion got a spaniel and began to dabble with the minor arts, with poker-work and a Kodak and hyacinths in glasses.

  • He took off his linen painting sleeves, and began to dabble his fingers in a pan of turpentine.