gamble

高中CET4CET6IELTSGRE考研

英[ˈɡæmbl]
美[ˈɡæmbl]

基本释义

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

词性变化

实用例句

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。

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。

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。

Few firms will be willing to gamble on new products...

很少有公司愿意冒险开发新产品。

...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

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。

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》

真题例句

In other words, there's a reason why people like to gamble.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

people got involved in online gambling

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

Procter and Gamble has a "Corporate Innovation Fund" which offers big rewards for high-risk ideas that succeed.

2016年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

The article cites the global giant Procter and Gamble as an example, saying a real innovative company should develop an innovation culture and use it as a primary tool for success.

2016年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

"Our products succeed when they become part of daily or weekly patterns," said Carol Berning, a consumer psychologist who recently retired from Procter and Gamble, the company that sold $76 billion of tide, Crest and other products last year.

2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. money that is risked for possible monetary gain

  • 2. a risky act or venture

Verb
  • 1. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome;

    "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

  • 2. play games for money

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。

同义词

vi.赌博;投机;冒险

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