gamble
英 ['gæmb(ə)l]
美['ɡæmbl]
- vi. 赌博；孤注一掷；投机；打赌
- vt. 赌博；孤注一掷；冒险假设
- n. 赌博；冒险；打赌
- n. (Gamble)人名；(英)甘布尔；(瑞典)甘布勒
实用场景例句
- to gamble at cards
- 赌纸牌
牛津词典
- to gamble on the horses
- 赌马
牛津词典
- I gambled all my winnings on the last race.
- 我把赢了的钱全压在最后一场赛马上了。
牛津词典
- He's gambling his reputation on this deal.
- 他在以自己的声誉为这笔交易作赌注。
牛津词典
- It was wrong to gamble with our children's future.
- 拿孩子们的未来冒险是错误的。
牛津词典
- He was a compulsive gambler (= found it difficult to stop) .
- 他嗜赌成癖。
牛津词典
- He gambled on being able to buy a ticket at the last minute.
- 他碰运气看能否在最后时刻买到票。
牛津词典
- She knew she was taking a gamble but decided it was worth it.
- 她知道是在冒险，但她认为冒这个险值得。
牛津词典
- They invested money in the company right at the start and the gamble paid off (= brought them success) .
- 他们一开始就把资金投到这家公司，结果这一冒险获得了成功。
牛津词典
- John gambled heavily on the horses...
- 约翰在这几匹马上下了很大的赌注。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Few firms will be willing to gamble on new products...
- 很少有公司愿意冒险开发新产品。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...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
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- When used on its own, it can be a gamble.
- 单独使用它的话, 是一场赌博.
期刊摘选
- Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.
- 今天起就改变你的生活. 不要赌将来会更好, 现在就行动吧, 不要拖延!
期刊摘选
- Setting up this business was a bit of a gamble.
- 开办这样的公司有点冒险.
《简明英汉词典》
- That said, playing the Lakers is a gamble of long odds.
- 这就是说, 和湖人打比赛就是一场持续的赌博.
期刊摘选
- Now he has decided to take a bloody gamble by unleashing the PKK once again.
- 现在,他决定再次放手PKK,破釜沉舟,来个背水一战.
期刊摘选
- What can you do in Vegas besides gamble?
- 除赌博外,在拉斯维加斯还能干些什么 呢 ?
期刊摘选
- We must not gamble.
- 我们切不可赌搏.
期刊摘选
- I don't know if I can rely on him, but I'm willing to take a gamble.
- 我不知道是否能信任他, 不过我愿冒一下险.
《简明英汉词典》
- Among other things, this is the only place to gamble a bit.
- 与其它地方不一样的是, 这里是唯一可以进行一点小赌博的地方.
期刊摘选
- The operation may not succeed; its a gamble.
- 手术可能不成功, 这是一次冒险.
期刊摘选
- It's not safe to gamble on the train arriving late.
- 指望这次列车晚点是很不保准的.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
《简明英汉词典》
- He cannot gamble on offending his boss.
- 他不敢贸然去得罪老板.
《简明英汉词典》
- Drive carefully and don't gamble with your life.
- 小心驾驶,别拿你的生命冒险.
《简明英汉词典》
同义词辨析
bet, gamble
这两个动词均含有"打赌，赌博"之意。
bet： 指竞赛中的打赌，也指双方对有疑惑之事争执不下的打赌。在口语中，bet作"确信，敢说"解。
gamble： 多指投机，为获得某物或牟利而冒大险，含孤注一掷意味。