单词 | gamble |
释义 | gamble —gambler, n. /gam"beuhl/, v. , gambled, gambling, n. v.i. 1. to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes. 2. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice. v.t. 3. to lose or squander by betting (usually fol. by away): He gambled all his hard-earned money away in one night. 4. to wager or risk (money or something else of value): to gamble one's freedom. 5. to take a chance on; venture; risk: I'm gambling that our new store will be a success. n. 6. any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty. 7. a venture in a game of chance for stakes, esp. for high stakes. [1150-1200; ME gamenen to play (OE gamenian), with substitution of -LE for -en; see GAME1] Syn. 6. venture, hazard, speculation, flyer. |
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