1to risk money or possessions on the result of something such as a card game or a race, when you do not know for certain what the result will be → bet: Their religion forbids them to drink or gamble.gamble on Jack loves gambling on the horses.2to do something that involves a lot of risk, and that will not succeed unless things happen the way you would like them togamble on They’re gambling on Johnson being fit for Saturday’s game.gamble something on something Potter gambled everything on his new play being a hit.gamble that She was gambling that he wouldn’t read it too carefully.gamble with We can’t relax our safety standards – we’d be gambling with people’s lives.—gambler noun [countable]: Stevens was a compulsive gambler.THESAURUSgamble to try to win money, for example by playing cards or guessing which horse will win a race: · Eddie loved to gamble, and would spend most evenings at the roulette table.· A growing number of people are gambling online.bet/have a bet to try to win money by guessing who will win a race or game: · He liked to smoke, drink, and bet on horses.· Jerry bet $1000 on the game.· We had a bet on the Irish team to win.put £10/$20 etc on something to gamble £10, $20 etc on the horse or team that you think will win a race or competition: · I put $100 on the Cowboys to win.have a flutter British English informal to gamble a small amount of money, especially on the result of a horse race – used especially when someone does not gamble very often: · I’m not a heavy gambler, but I like to have a flutter from time to time.· I had a little flutter on the Grand National and won £5.play for money to gamble money on the result of a game which you are playing: · ‘Are we playing for money here, gentlemen?’ he said as he approached the pool table.· You’re allowed to play cards in the bar, but not for money.back to gamble money on a particular horse, team etc that you think will win a race or competition: · When I back a horse, it always seems to finish second.gamble away phrasal verbto lose the whole of an amount of money by gambling: Nielsen gambled his inheritance away.
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gambler
['ɡæmblə(r)]
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gamblers[1554]
赌徒(100%)
n.赌徒;投机商人
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