中文翻译与英英解释

vi.
1.赌，赌博。
2.投机；孤注一掷，冒险。
vt.
1.赌输；以…打赌。
2.冒…的险。
短语和例子
gamble at cards 打纸牌。 gamble in stocks [rice, gold] 做股票[大米、黄金]投机。 gamble away 乱花，滥用；赌输掉。 gamble on 〔俚语〕信任，靠牢。 gamble oneself out of house and home 赌得倾家荡产。
n.
1.赌博，赌。
2.投机；冒险。
短语和例子
on the gamble 因赌，贪赌。
adj.
-some
爱赌的；喜欢投机的。

a risky act or venture

money that is risked for possible monetary gain

play games for money

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
同义词：chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance,

例句与用法

Henry wasn't willing to take the gamble .
享利是不愿意冒这个风险的。

Drinking and gambling sank him completely .
饮酒和赌博使他彻底堕落了。

The mayor decried gambling in all its forms .
市长谴责各式各样的赌博。

She held pronounced opinions on gambling .
她对赌博有强烈的意见。

Whose image sanctifies the gambling ?
是谁的形象把赌博神圣化了？

Gambling is legal in some countries .
在某些国家里赌钱是合法的。

Setting up this business was a bit of a gamble .
开办这样的公司有点冒险。

To recover his losses , he gambled again .
他为了捞本又去赌博。

The mayor blew the whistle on gambling .
市长下令开始取缔赌博。

He was known to have gambled freely .
据说他还大手大脚地赌博。