gamble

【发音】
美 /'ɡæmbl/ 英 /'gæmb(ə)l/
【翻译】
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n.赌博
英释:an action that you take when you know there is a risk but when you hope that the result will be a success
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v.冒…的险
英释:to risk losing sth in the hope of being successful
【记忆】
gamb(看作game, 游戏) + le(小) → 赌博可不只是小小的游戏 → 赌博;冒险
【短语】
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gamble on : 对…打赌
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gamble away : 赌光
【例句】
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Ellen had to admit the gamble had paid off (= succeeded ).
埃伦不得不承认这一次赌赢了。
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It was wrong to gamble with our children's future.
拿孩子们的未来冒险是错误的。
【同、近义词】
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vi.赌博;孤注一掷;投机;打赌
game/venture/lay/
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vt.赌博;孤注一掷;冒险假设
put all one's eggs in one basket/shoot the works/
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n.赌博;冒险;打赌
risk/throw/gaming/venture/adventure/
【同根词】
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n
gambling : 赌博;投机
gambler : 赌徒;投机商人
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v
gambling : 赌博;打赌(gamble的ing形式)