gamble['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）