1·The half-filled bottle sloshes; the full bottle remains still.; The dabbler in knowledge chatters away; the wise man stays silent.
一瓶子不响， 半瓶子晃荡。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
2·You dare say I am a dabbler!
你居然敢说我是半瓶醋！
3·He's not a dedicated musician but a dabbler.
他并不是专门的音乐家，只不过是个业余家。
4·He's not a dedicated musician, just a dabbler.
他并不是专门的音乐家，只不过是个业馀爱好者。
5·I'm too serious to be a dilettante and too much a dabbler to be a professional.
作为一个业余艺术爱好者我过于严肃认真了，而为一个专业人员我又太业余了。
6·Dynasty Nothing separates the fashionista from the dabbler more ruthlessly than a casual conversation about the merits of the frosted flicky stuff that grew out of Krystle Carrington’s skull.
时代感 我们无法从业余者或者一个休闲会谈中分辨出那些从Krystle Carington脑袋中迸出的时尚的优缺点。