单词 | dabble |
释义 | dabble —dabbler, n. —dabblingly, adv. /dab"euhl/, v. , dabbled, dabbling. 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. 5. Chiefly South Midland U.S. to wash or rinse off lightly. [1550-60; prob. DAB1 + -LE; cf. D dabbelen, dabben] Syn. 2. putter, fiddle, toy, dally. |
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