英语词汇“gamble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

gamblegamble1 /ˈgæmbəl/ ●●○ verb

ETYMOLOGYgamble¹

Origin: 1700-1800 game

VERB TABLE

gamble

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	gamble
	he, she, it	gambles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	gambled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have gambled
	he, she, it	has gambled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had gambled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will gamble
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have gambled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am gambling
	he, she, it	is gambling
	you, we, they	are gambling
Past	I, he, she, it	was gambling
	you, we, they	were gambling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been gambling
	he, she, it	has been gambling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been gambling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be gambling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been gambling

1[intransitive] to risk money or possessions because you might win more if a card game, race, etc. has the result you want → bet: 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]

COLLOCATIONS► take a gamble (on somebody)

Getz had little experience, but they took a gamble on him.

► the gamble paid off

Luckily, the gamble paid off (=the risk achieved the result), and she got the job.

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.