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gamble
/`gambḷ/
(过去式: gambled; 过去完成式: gambled; 现在进行式: gambling)
v.i.
To play for money or a prize. 赌博。
- He gambles on horse races and dice. 他赌马也玩骰子。
To risk money on an event or a possible happening. 打赌。
- I'll gamble on his honesty and lend him the money. 我将借钱给他赌一赌他的诚实。
To pursue a course in which danger or loss is likely to occur. 行险;投机。
v.t.
To squander by playing for stakes. 赌输。
- to gamble away one's fortune 赌输家产。
n.
Any game or act in involving the risking of stakes. 赌博性质之事。
衍生词:
n. gambler.
同义词:
wager, hazard, venture, stake.
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
gamble¹
/ˈɡæmbəl/
vi.
1. (play games of chance) 赌博;打赌
- There was little to do except gamble and drink beer. 除了赌博和喝啤酒, 几乎没什么事可做。
- The law does not allow minors to gamble. 法律不允许未成年人赌博。
2. (take a risk) 冒险;碰运气
- The company gambled and lost, and 250 jobs had to go. 公司冒了一下险, 结果失败了, 必须裁掉250个岗位。
vt.
(bet) [+ money] 以…为赌注
(take a risk with) 把…孤注一掷
- Most people visit Las Vegas to gamble their hard-earned money. 大多数人去拉斯维加斯都是用他们辛苦挣得的钱赌博。
- He gambled £100 at the casino. 他在赌场赌了100英镑。
- They are not prepared to gamble their careers on this matter. 他们不愿以自己的事业为赌注在这件事上孤注一掷。
Phrasal Verbs:
gamble away, gamble on
gamble²
/ˈɡæmbəl/
n.
1. (risk) 冒险
- This was a big gamble for the prime minister. 这对首相来说是一次巨大的冒险。
- the French president's risky gamble in calling a referendum 法国总统要求进行全民公决的大胆冒险
take a gamble 冒险;碰运气
- I took a gamble and it seems to have paid off. 我冒了一下险, 似乎已经有了好结果。
2. (bet) 赌博
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
gamble
v.(动词) gam.bled, gam.bling, gam.bles
v.intr.(不及物动词)
1. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest. 赌博:在某一不确定的结果上下赌注,象在比赛上
2. Games To play a game of chance for stakes. 【游戏】 赌博游戏:为了赢得赌注而玩的游戏
3. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit. 投机,冒险:为获得好处或利益而冒险
4. To engage in reckless or hazardous behavior: 孤注一掷:参与卤莽的、冒险的行为:
- You are gambling with your health by continuing to smoke. 你继续抽烟是把自己的健康当赌注
v.tr.(及物动词)
1. Games To put up as a stake in gambling; wager. 【游戏】 下赌注,打赌:将赌注置于赌博中;赌注
2. To expose to hazard; risk: 使冒险;冒风险:
- gambled their lives in a dangerous rescue mission. 在一次危险的营救任务中冒着生命危险
n.(名词)
1. Games A bet, wager, or other gambling venture. 【游戏】 赌博、打赌或其它投机的冒险
2. An act or undertaking of uncertain outcome; a risk: 冒险:冒险从事不确定结果的行为;冒险:
- I took a gamble that stock prices would rise. 我冒着股票可能上涨的风险
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
gamble
vt. 赌博,投机;n. 赌博,投机
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
gamble
v. 赌博,赌博
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉法学大辞典
gamble
v.
赌博;投机;冒险
- 英语>简体中文, 英美法词典
gamble
vt. & vi.
赌博; 冒风险
- He gambles when he is in cash. 他有钱时就赌博。
- When he had gambled his money, he was put to shifts to live. 他输光了钱就凑合着过日子。
- He gambled his savings to start a small store. 他孤注一掷地用自己的积蓄开了一家小店。
- The federal government gambled hundreds of thousands of dollars in research funds to work on the project. 联邦政府为了这项研究计划冒险动用了好几十万美元的资金。
- Their house and land were all gambled and lost by her husband that morning. 他们的房子、土地就在那一天上午被她丈夫全输光了。
- I gambled that they wouldn't shoot. 我大胆假定他们不会开枪。
n.
赌博, 打赌; 投机, 冒险
- Setting up this business was a bit of a gamble. 开办这样的公司有点冒险。
- The operation may succeed, and it may not; it's a bit of a gamble. 这次手术没把握, 可能成功, 也可能失败。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
gamble1
(verb 动词)
赌博
SYNONYM 同义词:bet,game, [informal日常用语] have a flutter, riskmoney, speculate, [informal日常用语] take achance, take risks, [informal日常用语] try yourluck, venture, wager.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
gamble1
vi.
赌博; 打赌
投机; 孤注一掷; 冒大险
- Don't gamble with your future. 不要拿你的前途去冒险。
gamble2
vt.
赌输; 以...打赌
冒...的险
- He has gambled away all his wealth. 他赌博输掉了全部财产。
gamble3
n.
赌博, 打赌
投机; 冒险

继承用法
gamblesome
adj.
爱赌的; 喜欢投机的
gambler
n.
赌徒
on a gamble
[美、口]冒险地, 碰运气地, 胡乱地
on the gamble
贪赌
take a gamble
冒险从事(某事)
take a gamble on sth.
冒险从事(某事)
gamble away
乱花; 滥用; 赌[输]掉
gamble on
把...押在, 在...上进行赌博, 投机, 碰运气, 存侥幸心理
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
gamble
v /n 賭博(在某一不確定的結果上下賭注);(為獲得好處或利益而)冒險;孤注一擲(鹵莽、冒險的行為)
【記】game,ball:聯想體育彩票,有很多ball的game,實際上是一種賭博。
【參】gambler(n 賭博的人;賭徒)
【類】invest:capital=gamble:stake 投資是投入資本=賭博是投入賭注adamant:yield=cautious:gamble 頑強的不屈服=審慎的不孤注一擲
英语>繁体中文, GRE词汇精选
gamble
/ˈɡæmbəl/
(gambling, gambled,gambles)
1. 可数名词 A gamble is a risky action or decision that you take in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people. 冒险
- Yesterday, he named his cabinet and took a big gamble in the process. 昨天他冒了很大的风险任命了他的内阁。
2. 及物动词/不及物动词 If you gamble on something, you take a risky action or decision in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people. 冒险; 以…为赌注
- Few firms will be willing to gamble on new products. 很少有公司愿意在新产品上冒险。
- They are not prepared to gamble their careers on this matter. 他们没准备为此事拿自己的事业来当赌注。
3. 及物动词/不及物动词 If you gamble an amount of money, you bet it in a game such as cards or on the result of a race or competition. People who gamble usually do it frequently. (纸牌、比赛等) 赌博
- Most people visit Las Vegas to gamble their hard-earned money. 多数人去拉斯维加斯是为了用他们辛苦赚来的钱赌博。
- John gambled heavily on the horses. 约翰在这几匹马上下了大赌注。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典