dabbler
noun[C]
uk/ˈdæb.lər/us/ˈdæb.lɚ/someone whotakesaslightand not veryseriousinterestin asubject, ortriesaparticularactivityfor ashortperiod:
业余爱好者;半吊子They are dabblersinAfricanmusicratherthanexperts.他们是非洲音乐的业余爱好者,而不是专家。
I'm not arealpainter- just a dabbler.我不是真正的画家,只是个业余爱好者而已。
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dabble
- While helacksserioustalentin anyfightingdiscipline, he's more than just a dabbler.
- The New Statesmandismissedhim as a dabbler inpoliticswithout 'firmviews'.
- In theartworldshe wasconsideredamediocredabbler.
- How could hewarnhiskidsaboutdrugswhen he himself was a dabbler?
Trying and making an effort
- A game
- all-out
- assault
- attempt
- attempted
- bid
- commitment
- crack
- go for itidiom
- go forsomeone
- go out ofyourwayidiom
- go the extra mileidiom
- go to great lengthsidiom
- nose
- seek
- square the circleidiom
- step on the gasidiom
- stick atsomething
- stick tosomething
- strain after/for effectidiom