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Gamble   [V Risky N Bet Money Gambling I

英语单词 gamble
英美音标 英 ['ɡæmbl] 美 ['ɡæmbl]
中文释义 v.赌博;冒险;孤注一掷
n.赌博;冒险
英语例句 (1) He spends all his time gambling in the casino.
(2) He gambled all his winnings on the last race.
(3) I wouldn't gamble on the weather being fine.
(4) Drive carefully and don't gamble with your life.
(5) You are gambling with your health by continuing to smoke.
(6) The gamble paid off.
(7) I bet that he has lost all his money in the gamble.
(8) The company took a gamble by cutting the price of their products.
(9) Setting up this business is a bit of a gamble .
中文例句 (1) 他把时间都消磨在赌场的赌博上。
(2) 他把赢得的钱全都压在最后一场赛马上了。
(3) 我可不指望天气能一直好下去。
(4) 小心驾驶,别拿你的生命冒险。
(5) 你继续抽烟是把自己的健康当赌注。
(6) 赌赢了。
(7) 我肯定他在赌博中输掉了所有的钱。
(8) 公司冒险将产品削价出售。
(9) 开办这样的公司有点冒险。
vocabulary简明 When you gamble, you take a risky chance on something. When an entrepreneur invests her own money in her business, she gambles on its success.
vocabulary扩展 If you approach a stray dog, you gamble on its friendliness, and if you turn down a high-paying job to take a more interesting position, you gamble on it eventually paying off. Another way to gamble is to buy a lottery ticket or place a bet on a poker hand: when you gamble like this, you play a game of chance, risking some amount of money. Gamble is from Old English gammlen, "to play, jest, or be merry."
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]冒险;投机;赌博 A gamble is a risky action or decision that you take in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people.
  • 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内阁成员。

  • ...the French president's risky gamble in calling a referendum.

    法国总统决定举行全民公决的冒险之举

2
[VERB 动词]冒险;碰运气;以…为赌注 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.
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  • Few firms will be willing to gamble on new products...

    很少有公司愿意冒险开发新产品。

  • They are not prepared to gamble their careers on this matter...

    他们不愿意把自己的事业押在这件事上。

  • Who wants to gamble with the life of a friend?

    谁会拿朋友的性命作赌注?

3
[VERB 动词](在纸牌、赛马等中)赌(钱);赌博 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.
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  • Most people visit Las Vegas to gamble their hard-earned money...

    大多数人拿着辛苦挣来的钱去拉斯维加斯赌博。

  • John gambled heavily on the horses...

    约翰在这几匹马上下了很大的赌注。

  • Britain is the only country in Europe that allows minors to gamble...

    英国是欧洲唯一一个允许未成年人赌博的国家。

  • He gambled away his family estate on a single throw of the dice.

    他掷了一次骰子便把家产输得精光。

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