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

gamble

/ˈɡamb(ə)l

verb [no object]

1Play games of chance for money; bet: he gambles on football...

This book offers a concise and to-the-point directory for anyone who gambles on the Internet or is interested in gambling on the Internet.
Appropriately for the son of a bookie, his career has often been about gambling on a long game.
Gambling does, and any player who gambles on baseball or sits with those who conspire to do so risks destroying the very foundation on which the game is built.

Synonyms

bet, wager, place a bet, lay a bet, stake money on something, back the horses, try one's luck on the horses

informal play the ponies

British informal punt, chance one's arm, have a flutter

rare game

1.1 [with object] Bet (a sum of money): they gambled their money on cards...

He usually gambled sums of money between five and one hundred dollars, bottles of champagne, pairs of boots, or new hats.
Its annual budget was too modest and its financial future too uncertain to gamble big sums on expensive, start-from-scratch studies.
Instead firms are cutting the money they put into pension funds and telling workers to gamble their savings on the stockmarket through private schemes.

2Take risky action in the hope of a desired result: he was gambling on the success of his satellite TV channel...

There are no glamorous high-tech stocks, even though it is always tempting as an investor to gamble on risky firms, he writes.
Investors began gambling on future returns and more patterns emerged.
Financial speculators, who are gambling on more chaos in the Middle East, are also pushing up prices.

Synonyms

take a chance, take a risk, take a leap in the dark, leave things to chance, speculate, venture, buy a pig in a poke;

North American take a flyer

informal stick one's neck out, go out on a limb

British informal chance one's arm

act in the hope of, trust in, take a chance on, bank on

noun [usually in singular]

1An act of gambling: Dad likes a bit of a gamble...

He paused and thought about doubling down, but seemed afraid to put out the extra money on such an insecure gamble.
Though many see the stock market as a casino, shares are not a gamble.
He's extremely talented and has good drive and business sense, but this is a gamble and could leave me in a bit of financial trouble if it fails.

Synonyms

bet, wager, speculation;

game of chance

British informal flutter, punt

2A risky action undertaken with the hope of success: we decided to take a gamble and offer him a place on our staff...

If reliability is unknown or unknowable, then they just charge a high premium and take a gamble, hoping to spread a loss to other less-risky areas.
Some guests want to know at the time of booking precisely what cabin they will have and others are willing to take a gamble in exchange for an upgrade.
The money stream was very fresh, and they were willing to take a gamble on buying a house and spending as much or more on a remodel.

Synonyms

risk, chance, hazard, speculation, venture, random shot, leap in the dark;

pig in a poke, pot luck, blind bargain;

lottery

Origin

Early 18th century: from obsolete gamel 'play games', or from the verb game¹.

单词	gamble
释义	gamble /ˈɡamb(ə)l / verb [no object] 1Play games of chance for money; bet: he gambles on* football... This book offers a concise and to-the-point directory for anyone who gambles on the Internet or is interested in gambling on the Internet. Appropriately for the son of a bookie, his career has often been about gambling on a long game. Gambling does, and any player who gambles on baseball or sits with those who conspire to do so risks destroying the very foundation on which the game is built. Synonyms bet, wager, place a bet, lay a bet, stake money on something, back the horses, try one's luck on the horses informal* play the ponies British informal punt, chance one's arm, have a flutter rare game 1.1 [with object] Bet (a sum of money): they gambled their money on cards... He usually gambled sums of money between five and one hundred dollars, bottles of champagne, pairs of boots, or new hats. Its annual budget was too modest and its financial future too uncertain to gamble big sums on expensive, start-from-scratch studies. Instead firms are cutting the money they put into pension funds and telling workers to gamble their savings on the stockmarket through private schemes. 2Take risky action in the hope of a desired result: he was gambling on* the success of his satellite TV channel... There are no glamorous high-tech stocks, even though it is always tempting as an investor to gamble on risky firms, he writes. Investors began gambling on future returns and more patterns emerged. Financial speculators, who are gambling on more chaos in the Middle East, are also pushing up prices. Synonyms take a chance, take a risk, take a leap in the dark, leave things to chance, speculate, venture, buy a pig in a poke; North American* take a flyer informal stick one's neck out, go out on a limb British informal chance one's arm act in the hope of, trust in, take a chance on, bank on noun [usually in singular] 1An act of gambling: Dad likes a bit of a gamble... He paused and thought about doubling down, but seemed afraid to put out the extra money on such an insecure gamble. Though many see the stock market as a casino, shares are not a gamble. He's extremely talented and has good drive and business sense, but this is a gamble and could leave me in a bit of financial trouble if it fails. Synonyms bet, wager, speculation; game of chance British informal flutter, punt 2A risky action undertaken with the hope of success: we decided to take a gamble* and offer him a place on our staff... If reliability is unknown or unknowable, then they just charge a high premium and take a gamble, hoping to spread a loss to other less-risky areas. Some guests want to know at the time of booking precisely what cabin they will have and others are willing to take a gamble in exchange for an upgrade. The money stream was very fresh, and they were willing to take a gamble on buying a house and spending as much or more on a remodel. Synonyms risk, chance, hazard, speculation, venture, random shot, leap in the dark; pig in a poke, pot luck, blind bargain; lottery Origin Early 18th century: from obsolete gamel* 'play games', or from the verb game¹. Rhymes amble, bramble, Campbell, gambol, ramble, scramble, shamble
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