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单词 dabble
释义 dab·ble
\ˈdabəl\ verb
(dabbled ; dabbled ; dabbling \-b(ə)liŋ\ ; dabbles)
Etymology: perhaps freq. of dab (III)
transitive verb
: to wet by splashing or by little dips or strokes : spatter, splash, sprinkle
 < boots dabbled with mud >
 < the moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold — Katherine Mansfield >
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to paddle, splash, or play in or as if in water
  < dabble with his fingers in the sand — W.F.Davis >
 b. of a duck : to tilt the body forward and downward in shallow water to obtain food from the bottom
2. : to work or concern oneself in a superficial way or intermittently according to whim — usually used with in
 < dabble in politics >
 < eternally dabbling in diets — Lois Long >
3. archaic : tamper, meddle
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