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

1. Esp. of a gambler or criminal: unwilling to take large risks; preferring safe odds. Also (esp. in sure-thing gambler): designating a person who runs a dishonest gambling game (also in extended use).

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1879 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Gaz. 22 Apr. There are the ‘sure thing’ gamblers, square ones, road agents, ready to cut a throat for $50 thugs and all kinds of depraved humanity.

1891 Chinese Immigration 306 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (51st Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Rep. 4048) VI The Chinaman is a sure-thing man; he either wants to be landed or he don't want to take chances.

1904 Daily Chron. 28 Apr. 3/1 A ‘sure-thing grafter’ is a petty thief, who will take no large risks.

1908 J. M. Sullivan Criminal Slang 2 Sure thing gambler, character who bets with suckers at race tracks.

1951 N.Y. Times 25 July 1/1 Five of the players..confessed..that they had taken money from sure-thing gamblers to hold down scores on two games.

2003 D. Pietrusza Rothstein (2011) iv. 42 Maybe he was already a ‘sure-thing gambler’, not above manipulating events to dramatically increase his chances.

单词	sure-thing gambler
释义	> as lemmas sure-thing gambler 1. Esp. of a gambler or criminal: unwilling to take large risks; preferring safe odds. Also (esp. in sure-thing gambler): designating a person who runs a dishonest gambling game (also in extended use). ΚΠ 1879 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Gaz. 22 Apr. There are the ‘sure thing’ gamblers, square ones, road agents, ready to cut a throat for $50 thugs and all kinds of depraved humanity. 1891 Chinese Immigration 306 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (51st Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Rep. 4048) VI The Chinaman is a sure-thing man; he either wants to be landed or he don't want to take chances. 1904 Daily Chron. 28 Apr. 3/1 A ‘sure-thing grafter’ is a petty thief, who will take no large risks. 1908 J. M. Sullivan Criminal Slang 2 Sure thing gambler, character who bets with suckers at race tracks. 1951 N.Y. Times 25 July 1/1 Five of the players..confessed..that they had taken money from sure-thing gamblers to hold down scores on two games. 2003 D. Pietrusza Rothstein (2011) iv. 42 Maybe he was already a ‘sure-thing gambler’, not above manipulating events to dramatically increase his chances. extracted from sure thingn.adj.int. < as lemmas
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