gamble

单词音标

gamble音标[\'gæmbl]

汉语翻译

n. * , 冒险

vt. * , 孤注一掷

vi. * , 孤注一掷

【法】 * , 打赌, 投机

相关词组:

gamble sth away

词型变化

名词:gambler动词过去式:gambled过去分词:gambled现在分词:gambling第三人称单数:gambles

词意辨析

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。

英语解释

名词 gamble:

money that is risked for possible monetary gain

a risky act or venture

动词 gamble:

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

同义词：chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance

play games for money

例句

The gamble paid off.

赌赢了。

He spends all his time gambling in the casino.

他把时间都消磨在赌场的赌博上。

The company took a gamble by cutting the price of their products.

公司冒险将产品削价出售。

He gambled all his winnings on the last race.

他把赢得的钱全都压在*后一场赛马上了。

详细解释

gam.ble

v.（动词）

gam.bled,gam.bling,gam.bles

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest.

赌博：在某一不确定的结果上下赌注，象在比赛上

Games To play a game of chance for stakes.

【游戏】 赌博游戏：为了赢得赌注而玩的游戏

To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.

投机，冒险：为获得好处或利益而冒险

To engage in reckless or hazardous behavior:

孤注一掷：参与卤莽的、冒险的行为：

例句：

You are gambling with your health by continuing to smoke.

你继续抽烟是把自己的健康当赌注

v.tr.（及物动词）

Games To put up as a stake in gambling; wager.

【游戏】 下赌注，打赌：将赌注置于赌博中；赌注

To expose to hazard; risk:

使冒险；冒风险：

例句：

gambled their lives in a dangerous rescue mission.

在一次危险的营救任务中冒着生命危险

n.（名词）

Games A bet, wager, or other gambling venture.

【游戏】 赌博、打赌或其它投机的冒险

An act or undertaking of uncertain outcome; a risk:

冒险：冒险从事不确定结果的行为；冒险：

例句：

I took a gamble that stock prices would rise.

我冒着股票可能上涨的风险

来源：

Perhaps from obsolete gamel [to play games]

可能源自 废语 gamel [做游戏]

from Middle English gamen, gamenen [to play]

源自 中古英语 gamen, gamenen [玩，游戏]

from Old English gamenian

源自 古英语 gamenian

from gamen [fun]

源自 gamen [玩笑，乐趣]

【引伸】

gam.bler

n.（名词）