Gamble
[ 'ɡæmbl ]
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vi. 赌博;投机，冒风险;孤注一掷;打赌;
vt. 赌博，下赌注;使冒风险;
n. 赌博或其他投机;冒险;
📝 例句
Don't gamble with your future.
不要拿你的前途做赌注。
Setting up this business was a bit of a gamble.
开办这样的公司有点冒险.
Considerations of this kind let to a prediction and a gamble.
这类考虑导致猜测和冒险。
So you lost all your money? That'll teach you (to gamble).
这麽说, 你把钱都输光了? 这就是（赌博）给你的教训.
🌱 联想助记
【串】丰(ample)衣足食后,有些人不求进取,而尽到处闲逛(ramble),甚至攀登(scramble)到山坡上躲藏起来进行赌博(gamble)
【记】※ gamble-赌博,ramble-闲逛:赌博输了钱不敢回家,只得在街上闲逛
※ game-游戏,bl-拼音“白领”:我们只玩游戏不赌博,因为我们是白领
※ g-拼音“鬼”,amble-漫步:鬼在白天出来要是不快走而漫步的话,可能会被捉鬼的人抓住,这是拿命作赌博,真冒险
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
gamble
v
1
(a) [I, Ipr] play games of chance, etc for money 赌博
gamble at cards, on the horses, etc 赌纸牌、 马等
He spends all his time gambling in the casino. 他把时间都消磨在赌场的赌博上.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (on sth) spend (money) by playing such games, etc 用（钱）赌博
He gambled all his winnings on the last race. 他把赢得的钱全压在最後一场赛马上了.
2 (phr v) ~ sth away lose sth by gambling 赌博输掉某物
gamble away all one's money 把所有的钱都输光. gamble in sth risk money by investing in (a specified commodity) 对（某商品）作冒险投资
gamblein oil (shares) 做石油（股票）投机生意. gamble on sth/doing sth act in the hope of sth being successful, true, etc despite the risk of loss 不顾损失而冒险行动或碰运气
gamble on (having) sb's support 孤注一掷希望获得某人支持
I wouldn't gamble on the weather being fine. 我可不指望天气能一直好下去. gamble, n
1 act of gambling; undertaking with a risk of loss and a chance of profit 打赌; 投机; 冒险; 碰运气
Setting up this business was a bit of a gamble. 开办这样的公司有点冒险.
2 (idm 习语) take a gamble (on sth) gamble 赌博; 冒险而为
The company took a gamble by cutting the price of their products, and it paid off, ie was financially successful. 公司冒险将产品削价出售, 结果赢利.
🎯 考研助记
gam(game游戏)+ble(able能): 赌博 “干部”（谐音）都在 赌博
🔁 扩展释义
*['gæmbl]n. 赌博, 冒险vt. 赌博, 孤注一掷vi. 赌博, 孤注一掷【法】 赌博, 打赌, 投机相关词组: gamble sth away
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How do you say that in English?
那个用英语怎么说？
It'll be easier for us to get down to facts then.
这样就容易进行实质性的谈判了。
Soon afterwards, the balloon began to descend and it landed near an airfield.
不久，气球开始降落，在一个停机坪附近着了陆。