[with obj.]immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently 用(手,脚)搅水,嬉水 they dabbled their feet in the rock pools. 他们把脚伸进岩石间水坑里嬉水。 ■[no obj.](of a duck or other water bird) move the bill around in shallow water while feeding (鸭子等水鸟)水中啄食 teal dabble in the shallows. 水鸭在浅水里啄食。 ■[no obj.](figurative)take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way (喻)涉猎 he dabbled in left-wing politics. 他参与左翼政治。
派生 dabbler noun 语源
mid 16th cent.: from obsolete Dutch dabbelen, or a frequentative of the verb dab