gamble
verb /ˈɡæmbl/
/ˈɡæmbl/
动词形式
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they gamble | /ˈɡæmbl/ /ˈɡæmbl/ |
| he / she / it gambles | /ˈɡæmblz/ /ˈɡæmblz/ |
| past simple gambled | /ˈɡæmbld/ /ˈɡæmbld/ |
| past participle gambled | /ˈɡæmbld/ /ˈɡæmbld/ |
| -ing form gambling | /ˈɡæmblɪŋ/ /ˈɡæmblɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to risk money on a card game, horse race, etc.
（牌戏、赛马等中）赌博，打赌 - gamble (at/on something) to gamble at cards
赌纸牌 - to gamble on the horses
赌马 - gamble something (at/on something) I gambled all my winnings on the last race.
我把赢的钱全押在最后一场比赛上了。
Topics Moneyc1, Sports: other sportsc1- She became depressed and began to gamble heavily.
她变得沮丧，开始豪赌。 - He doesn't drink or gamble any more.
他不再酗酒和赌博了。
- gamble (at/on something) to gamble at cards
- [transitive, intransitive] to risk losing something in the hope of being successful
冒风险；碰运气；以…为赌注 - gamble something (on something) He's gambling his reputation on this deal.
他在以自己的声誉为这笔交易作赌注。 - gamble with/on something It was wrong to gamble with our children's future.
拿我们孩子的未来冒险是错误的。 - gamble that She gambled that he wouldn't read it before she reached the airport.
她打赌在她到达机场之前他不会看。
- gamble something (on something) He's gambling his reputation on this deal.
词源early 18th cent.: from obsolete gamel ‘play games’, or from the verb game.