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dabble 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈdabəl/,
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dabbled, past participle; dabbles, 3rd person singular present; dabbling, present participle; dabbled, past tense;
  1. Immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently
    • - they dabbled their feet in the rock pools
  2. (of a duck or other waterbird) Move the bill around in shallow water while feeding
    • - teal dabble in the shallows
  3. Take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way
    • - he dabbled in writing as a young man
  1. dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
  2. play in or as if in water, as of small children
  3. work with in an amateurish manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments but he never makes any money"
  4. bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water; "dabbling ducks"
  5. (dabbled) covered with bright patches (often used in combination); "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease"
  6. Dabble Video Search is a video search service located at www.dabble.com. Dabble uses human powered search.
  7. To partially wet (something) by splashing or dipping; connotes playfulness; To participate or have an interest in, but not so seriously
  8. (dabbling) An act in which something is dabbled in
  9. (or Dabbling) - sight fishing for Smallies using a Chuck'n'Duck