英语解释

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最后一场赛马上了。

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）

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