| 单词 | gamble |
| 释义 | gamble (once / 290 pages) vn When you gamble, you take a risky chance on something. When an entrepreneur invests her own money in her business, she gambles on its success. If you approach a stray dog, you gamble on its friendliness, and if you turn down a high-paying job to take a more interesting position, you gamble on it eventually paying off. Another way to gamble is to buy a lottery ticket or place a bet on a poker hand: when you gamble like this, you play a game of chance, risking some amount of money. Gamble is from Old English gammlen, "to play, jest, or be merry." WORD FAMILYgamble: gambled, gambler, gambles, gambling+/gambler: ex-gambler, gamblers/gambling: gamblings USAGE EXAMPLESBut voters brutally punished Mr Clegg for his gamble. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The move would be a legal gamble under the high court’s last ruling in 2014 on recess appointments. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Still, it is both a gamble and a relatively straightforward motivational tactic – the question now is whether it will work. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1v take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome When you buy these stocks you are gambling Syn|Hypo|Hyper adventure, chance, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances go for broke risk everything in one big effort luck it, luck throughact by relying on one's luck assay, attempt, essay, seek, try make an effort or attempt 2v play games for money Hypo|Hyper dice play dice shoot crapsplay a game of craps playbet or wager (money) bet, play, wagerstake on the outcome of an issue back, bet on, gage, game, punt, stakeplace a bet on underplayplay a card lower than (a held high card) playmake bets raisebet more than the previous player seematch or meet play participate in games or sport 3n money that is risked for possible monetary gain Hypo|Hyper bet, stake, stakes, wager the money risked on a gamble jackpot, kitty, potthe cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) ante(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot kitty, poolthe combined stakes of the betters speculation, venture an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits 4n a risky act or venture Hypo|Hyper long shot a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards raiseincreasing the size of a bet (as in poker) double, doublingraising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 danger, peril, risk a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury |
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