gamble的意思

gamble

英 /'gæmb(ə)l/ 美 /'ɡæmbl/

  • 六级
  • 考研
  • 雅思

基本释义

  • n 赌博

    an action that you take when you know there is a risk but when you hope that the result will be a success

  • v 冒…的险

    to risk losing sth in the hope of being successful

例句

  1. Ellen had to admit the gamble had paid off (= succeeded ).

    埃伦不得不承认这一次赌赢了。

  2. It was wrong to gamble with our children's future.

    拿孩子们的未来冒险是错误的。

短语

  • gamble on 对…打赌
  • gamble away 赌光

近义词

vi 赌博;孤注一掷;投机;打赌
vt 赌博;孤注一掷;冒险假设 put all one's eggs in one basket、shoot the works
n 赌博;冒险;打赌

同根词

n gambling 赌博;投机、gambler 赌徒;投机商人
v gambling 赌博;打赌(gamble的ing形式)