dabbler
dabbler — 名詞
- dabblersingular
- dabblersplural
1. a person who does an activity or studies a subject only occasionally, without pu
涉獵者
對某領域只有淺層興趣
a person who does an activity or studies a subject only occasionally, without putting serious time or effort into it
Anya is a dabbler in painting — she picks up her brushes once every few months.
Anya 在繪畫方面是個涉獵者——她每隔幾個月才拿起畫筆一次。
dabbler + in + [activity] — shows the common prepositional pattern
Andrew called himself a dabbler in photography because he never learned his camera's manual settings.
Andrew 說自己在攝影方面只是個半調子，因為他從沒學會相機的手動設定。
Mia enters juried shows downtown while casual dabblers just drop in for fun.
Mia 帶著作品參加市區的評選展覽，而業餘涉獵者只是為了玩樂才來逛逛。
Selim took three yoga classes, made one clay pot, and tried guitar — always a dabbler.
Selim 上了三堂瑜珈課、捏了一個陶罐、又借了吉他來彈——永遠只是個涉獵者。
- amateur
more neutral; simply means someone does something for enjoyment, not as a paid job
- hobbyist
more positive; suggests genuine and regular enjoyment of the activity
- dilettante
more formal and often critical; suggests pretentious interest without real understanding
- expert
someone with deep knowledge and skill gained through serious study or practice
- professional
someone who does an activity as a paid job rather than as a casual interest
文法句型
dabbler + in + [activity or subject]
用法筆記
Can carry a mildly critical tone in some contexts, suggesting the person lacks the commitment needed to develop real skill. Typically followed by the preposition 'in' and the name of a field or activity.
常見錯誤
2. a duck that feeds near the surface by tipping forward with its tail pointing up,
淺水鴨；水鴨
頭部倒插入水覓食的鴨子
a duck that feeds near the surface by tipping forward with its tail pointing up, sifting plants and small creatures from shallow water without ever diving fully under
At Grey Lake, Inês watched a dabbler tip forward and sift pondweed from the surface with its bill.
在 Grey 湖，Inês 看著一隻淺水鴨倒頭用嘴巴從水面濾食水草。
distinguishing dabbler from diving duck — the defining behavioural feature
Harper watched a dabbler tip forward until only its tail showed above the water.
Harper 看著一隻淺水鴨向前傾倒，直到只剩尾巴露出水面。
feeding behaviour — tipping forward, tail up, head submerged
Xiu pointed at a group of dabblers tipping forward in the marsh.
Xiu 指著沼澤裡一群正在倒頭覓食的淺水鴨。
Asher watched the diving ducks vanish underwater while dabblers nearby just tipped forward and fed near the surface.
Asher 看著潛水鴨潛進水裡消失無蹤，附近的淺水鴨則只是倒頭在水面附近覓食。
The shoveler, a common dabbler, strains tiny animals from the water with its wide bill.
琵嘴鴨是一種常見的淺水鴨，用寬闊的嘴巴從水中濾食小生物。
- dabbling duck
full ornithological term for the same group
- surface-feeding duck
alternative descriptive name based on their feeding behaviour
- puddle duck
informal name referring to the shallow waters where they feed
- diving duck
a duck that feeds by fully submerging and swimming underwater
- sea duck
ducks that live in coastal waters and dive for food
用法筆記
This is a technical term used mainly in birdwatching and ornithology. Duck species are broadly divided into dabblers (also called dabbling ducks or puddle ducks) and diving ducks.