1 [I] to become involved in sth in a way that is not very serious 涉猎；浅尝: to dabble in politics 涉猎政治

2 [T] to put your hands, feet, etc in water and move them around （用手、足等）溅水，戏水: We sat on the bank and dabbled our toes in the river. 我们坐在岸上，把脚趾伸进河里戏水。