動(dòng)詞 dabble:

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

1. She dabbled her hands in the fountain.
   她把手伸到噴泉中玩水。
2. He just dabbles in politics.
   他僅僅是涉足政治而已。

dab.ble

v.（動(dòng)詞）
dab.bled,dab.bling,dab.bles
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To splash or spatter with or as if with a liquid:
噴灑：用或好象用液體潑灑、噴濺：
例句：
.The moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold.(Katherine Mansfield)
.月亮懸掛在港灣上空，給波浪上揮灑金光.(凱瑟琳·曼斯菲爾德)

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To splash liquid gently and playfully.
嬉水：輕柔嬉耍地潑濺液體
To undertake something superficially or without serious intent.
涉獵：草率地或者沒有嚴(yán)肅目的地做某件事
To bob forward and under in shallow water so as to feed off the bottom.
在水底覓食：在淺水中向前、向下擺動(dòng)，以便在底部找到食物

來源：
Possibly from Dutch dabbelen [frequentative of] dabben [to strike, tap]
可能源自 荷蘭語 dabbelen [] dabben的重復(fù)動(dòng)詞 [打，輕拍]