单词 | gamble |
释义 | verb | noun gamblegamble1 /ˈgæmbəl/ ●●○ verb 1[intransitive] to risk money or possessions because you might win more if a card game, race, etc. has the result you want: I don’t drink or gamble.gamble (something) on something He illegally gambled on a college basketball game.2[intransitive, transitive] to do something risky in order to get something you want: The president is hoping he has gambled correctly.gamble (something) on something We’re gambling on the weather being nice for our outdoor wedding.gamble with something Doctors can’t gamble with patients’ lives just to test new drugs.gamble (that) She was gambling that they wouldn’t see her leave.gamble something ↔ away phrasal verb to lose money by gambling: Nielsen gambled all his money away. verb | noun gamblegamble2 noun [singular] an action or plan that is risky but that you hope will succeed: It was a big gamble to leave the band and go for a solo career.take a gamble (on somebody) Getz had little experience, but they took a gamble on him. Luckily, the gamble paid off (=the risk achieved the result), and she got the job. |
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