dabble

动词 dabble:

1. dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
2. play in or as if in water, as of small children
   同义词：paddle, splash around
3. work with in an amateurish manner
   同义词：smatter, play around

1. She dabbled her hands in the fountain.
   她把手伸到喷泉中玩水。
2. He just dabbles in politics.
   他仅仅是涉足政治而已。

dab.ble

v.（动词）
dab.bled,dab.bling,dab.bles
v.tr.（及物动词）
To splash or spatter with or as if with a liquid:
喷洒：用或好象用液体泼洒、喷溅：
例句：
.The moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold.(Katherine Mansfield)
.月亮悬挂在港湾上空，给波浪上挥洒金光.(凯瑟琳·曼斯菲尔德)

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To splash liquid gently and playfully.
嬉水：轻柔嬉耍地泼溅液体
To undertake something superficially or without serious intent.
涉猎：草率地或者没有严肃目的地做某件事
To bob forward and under in shallow water so as to feed off the bottom.
在水底觅食：在浅水中向前、向下摆动，以便在底部找到食物

来源：
Possibly from Dutch dabbelen [frequentative of] dabben [to strike, tap]
可能源自 荷兰语 dabbelen [] dabben的重复动词 [打，轻拍]