1550s, probably a frequentative of dab. Original meaning was "wet by splashing;" modern figurative sense of "do superficially" first recorded 1620s. Related: Dabbled; dabbling. An Ellen Dablewife is in the Lancashire Inquests from 1336.
实用例句
1. Magicians do not dabble, they work hard.
魔术师可不是随便玩两下的，他们下了苦功钻研。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They dabble in the stock market.
他们少量投资于股市.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Never dabble with things of which you have no knowledge.
绝不要插手你不了解的事物.
来自辞典例句
4. Lenovo is not the first Chinese enterprise to dabble in F 1 racing.
