1. 冒險；投機；賭博 A gamble is a risky action or decision that you take in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people.
e.g. Yesterday, he named his cabinet and took a big gamble in the process. 昨天他冒了很大的風(fēng)險任命了內閣成員。 e.g. ...the French president's risky gamble in calling a referendum. 法國總統決定舉行全民公決的冒險之舉
2. 冒險；碰運氣；以…為賭注 If you gamble on something, you take a risky action or decision in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people.
e.g. Few firms will be willing to gamble on new products... 很少有公司愿意冒險開(kāi)發(fā)新產(chǎn)品。 e.g. They are not prepared to gamble their careers on this matter... 他們不愿意把自己的事業(yè)押在這件事上。
3. （在紙牌、賽馬等中）賭（錢(qián)）；賭博 If you gamble an amount of money, you bet it in a game such as cards or on the result of a race or competition. People who gamble usually do it frequently.
e.g. Most people visit Las Vegas to gamble their hard-earned money... 大多數人拿著(zhù)辛苦掙來(lái)的錢(qián)去拉斯維加斯賭博。 e.g. John gambled heavily on the horses... 約翰在這幾匹馬上下了很大的賭注。
gamble英英釋義
noun
1. a risky act or venture
2. money that is risked for possible monetary gain
gamble什么意思
verb
1. play games for money
2. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
e.g. When you buy these stocks you are gambling
Synonym: chanceriskhazardtake chancesadventurerun a risktake a chance