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 dab·ble /ˈdæbəl/
 (vi.)玩水,潑濺,涉獵(vt.)濺溼

 Dab·ble v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dabbled p. pr. & vb. n. Dabbling ]  To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet. “Bright hair dabbled in blood.”

 Dab·ble, v. i.
 1. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water.
    Where the duck dabbles 'mid the rustling sedge.   --Wordsworth.
 2. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle. “Dabbling here and there with the text.”
    During the first year at Dumfries, Burns for the first time began to dabble in politics.   --J. C. Shairp.
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 dabble
      v 1: dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
      2: play in or as if in water, as of small children [syn: paddle,
          splash around]
      3: work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in
         astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never
         makes any money" [syn: smatter, play around]