| 词汇 | gamble |
| 释义 | gambleWord family noungamblergamblingverbgamble Gambling gam·ble1 /ˈɡæmbəl/ ●●○ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] → gambol1 DGGto 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 赌博 → bet Their religion forbids them to drink or gamble. 他们的宗教禁止饮酒和赌博。 gamble on Jack loves gambling on the horses. 杰克喜欢赌马。 2 RISKto do something that involves a lot of risk, and that will not succeed unless things happen the way you would like them to 投机，冒险，碰运气 gamble on They’re gambling on Johnson being fit for Saturday’s game. 他们把赌注押在约翰逊身上，指望星期六的比赛他能够出场。 gamble something on something Potter gambled everything on his new play being a hit. 波特把一切都押在他的新戏上，希望它卖座。 gamble that She was gambling that he wouldn’t read it too carefully. 她抱着侥幸的心理，觉得他不会看得太仔细。 gamble with We can’t relax our safety standards – we’d be gambling with people’s lives. 我们不能放松安全标准——否则就是拿人的生命来冒险。 3 gamble something ↔ away phrasal verbphr v DGGto lose the whole of an amount of money by gambling 赌掉，赌光 Nielsen gambled his inheritance away. 尼尔森把继承的遗产都赌光了。 Examples from the Corpus gamble away• He's the man who built this house then gambled it away. —gambler noun [countableC] Stevens was a compulsive gambler. 史蒂文斯是一个嗜赌成癖的家伙。 n THESAURUS gamble 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 EnglishBrE 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. Examples from the Corpus gamble• Being of very modest means, but having some contacts upon the turf, he attempted to increase his wages by gambling.• At the trial, defense attorney Neal gambled by calling no defense witnesses.• By appealing directly to his fellow-citizens and banking on a generous response, the President may just have gambled correctly.• I let them gamble for the criminals' belongings.• We won $700 gambling in Las Vegas.• By converting pounds to other currencies investors are gambling that the pound will fall. gamble on• He is on probation for illegally gambling on a college basketball game.• We're gambling on the weather being nice for our outdoor wedding. gamble that• The tradition of gambling that had been associated with brutal sports came to be centred on horse-racing and later football.• Aides are gambling that his broken promise of a tax cut on the middle class was never taken seriously.• Are they willing to gamble that history will not repeat itself?• Moved by the pleas of the stranded workmen, Ellis gambled that it could.• Given the current mood, it is a gamble that Mr Barak might easily lose.• The indexes came crashing down, making losers out of many neophyte capitalists gambling that prices would shoot up for ever.• By converting pounds to other currencies investors are gambling that the pound will fall.• A lay-up, it should be said, was jargon for a gamble that was sure to succeed. gamble2 noun [singular] 1 RISKan action or plan that involves a risk but that you hope will succeed 冒险，碰运气 It was a big gamble for her to leave the band and go solo. 她离开乐队单飞是巨大的冒险。 gamble on The gamble on the harvest had paid off (=succeeded). 在收成上冒的这次险算是成功了。 Ellen had to admit the gamble had paid off (=succeeded). 埃伦不得不承认这一次赌赢了。 In a depressed market, we cannot afford to take a gamble on a new product. 在市场不景气的情况下，我们不能在新产品上冒险。 n COLLOCATIONS verbs take a gamble The publishers took a gamble on an unknown author, and the books have sold well. a gamble pays off (=succeeds) adjectivesShe gave up a career in law to become an actor, but the gamble has paid off. a big gamble It's a big gamble for any presenter to leave such a successful show. a huge gamble Giving him the job seemed like a huge gamble at the time. a calculated gamble (=one in which you consider the risks very carefully) He made a calculated gamble that an early election would return his party to power. a desperate gamble The parents took a desperate gamble by throwing their baby out of the burning building. a political gamble phrasesHis determination to go ahead with the plan, despite the unrest, was a huge political gamble. be a bit of a gamble (=involve a small amount of risk) It was a bit of a gamble putting him on the field, but he played well. be something of a gamble (=involve an amount of risk) A few years ago, launching a weekly magazine for men would have been something of a gamble. Examples from the Corpus gamble• It is always a little bit of a gamble..• The city's decision to not ration water during the summer was a gamble that paid off.• Smith's mini gamble paid off for two ends later he stole a single to tie the score at 1-1.• At the moment, that gamble seems to be paying off.• And the gamble seems to have paid off.• As it happened, the gamble paid off handsomely.• On Tuesday night, the gamble paid off.• The Union gamble had paid off. It was a ... gamble• It was a gamble of sorts on both sides.• It was a gamble, that the economy could grow fast enough to sustain the repayments.• It was a brave gamble, and in the end they lost it.• It was a considerable gamble, for no existing system seemed adequate to the size of the project.• It was all a gamble, Hong Kong reckoned.• It was time to gamble again. From Longman Business Dictionary gamblegam·ble1 /ˈgæmbəl/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 1FINANCEto risk money on the stockmarket or a new business activity in the hope of making a profit gamble on The company is gambling on a new clothing line expanding its business. gamble something on something The Hollywood studio gambled £20 million on making the most expensive black-and-white film ever. gamble with The two men gambled with £6,000 of their savings to establish a research company. 2to risk money on the result of something uncertain such as a card game or race While on Madeira, he gambled at the island’s casino. gamblegamble2 noun [countableC usually singular]FINANCE an action or plan that involves a risk but that you hope will succeed All stock exchange investment is a gamble. The board decided to embark on aggressive overseas expansion, the biggest gamble it had ever taken. (1700-1800) game |
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