| 单词 | gamble |
| 释义 | gamble (gæmbəl ) Word forms: gambles , gambling , gambled 1. countable noun A gamble is a risky action or decision that you take in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people. Yesterday, he named his cabinet and took a big gamble in the process. ...the president's risky gamble in calling a referendum. Synonyms: risk, chance, venture, lottery 2. verb If you gamble on something, you take a risky action or decision in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people. Few firms will be willing to gamble on new products. [VERB + on] They are not prepared to gamble their careers on this matter. [VERB noun + on] Who wants to gamble with the life of a friend? [VERB + with] Synonyms: take a chance, back, speculate, take the plunge 3. verb If you gamble an amount of money, you bet it in a game such as cards or on the result of a race or competition. People who gamble usually do it frequently. Most people visit Las Vegas to gamble their hard-earned money. [VERB noun] John gambled heavily on the horses. [VERB + on] He was gambling heavily, to the alarm of his family. [VERB] He gambled away his family estate on a single throw of the dice. [V n with away] Synonyms: bet, play, game, stake Collocations: gamble pays off I just hope this massive gamble pays off. Times, Sunday Times But the gamble pays off thanks to the superb gameplay. The Sun He splashes out another 25,000 to have layers of paint removed, but if his gamble pays off it could be worth 1million. The Sun If the gamble pays off, he'll be the only boat fishing in a highly fertile patch of sea. The Sun The gamble pays off magnificently but wreaks havoc on the band. The Sun And while he admits signing up was a huge gamble, he couldn't resist the challenge. The Sun That made it seem as though a huge gamble was taking place. The Sun At this point the pair took a huge gamble. Times, Sunday Times At the time, the bailout was seen as a huge gamble. Times, Sunday Times I took my company pension early to help pay for the refurburbishment, so it's been a huge gamble. Times, Sunday Times But last night critics dubbed it a risky gamble that could make workers rich — but also see them fired on the spot. The Sun Yesterday their desperate, risky gamble paid off. Times, Sunday Times Spring football had been replaced with an incredibly risky gamble for a huge return. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the same time the participants took part in lottery-style financial risktaking tasks with real financial payoffs, designed to measure the preferences for risky gambles over playing it safe. Times, Sunday Times It is one thing to kick the establishment, quite another to take a gamble of such epic proportions. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They are taking a gamble on where they think the fossil fuel prices will be going. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He denied that he had taken a gamble. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He might as well take a gamble. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Translations: Chinese: 博采, 冒险 Japanese: 賭け事をする, 賭け事 |
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