gambles

英 [ˈɡæmblz]

美 [ˈɡæmblz]

v.  (牌戏、赛马等中)赌博，打赌; 冒风险; 碰运气; 以…为赌注
n.  赌博; 打赌; 冒险
gamble的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 冒险；投机；赌博
  Agambleis a risky action or decision that you take in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people.
  1. Yesterday, he named his cabinet and took a big gamble in the process.
     昨天他冒了很大的风险任命了内阁成员。
  2. ...the French president's risky gamble in calling a referendum.
     法国总统决定举行全民公决的冒险之举
• VERB 冒险；碰运气；以…为赌注
  If yougamble onsomething, you take a risky action or decision in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people.
  1. Few firms will be willing to gamble on new products...
     很少有公司愿意冒险开发新产品。
  2. They are not prepared to gamble their careers on this matter...
     他们不愿意把自己的事业押在这件事上。
  3. Who wants to gamble with the life of a friend?
     谁会拿朋友的性命作赌注？
• VERB （在纸牌、赛马等中）赌（钱）；赌博
  If yougamblean amount of money, you bet it in a game such as cards or on the result of a race or competition. People whogambleusually do it frequently.
  1. Most people visit Las Vegas to gamble their hard-earned money...
     大多数人拿着辛苦挣来的钱去拉斯维加斯赌博。
  2. John gambled heavily on the horses...
     约翰在这几匹马上下了很大的赌注。
  3. Britain is the only country in Europe that allows minors to gamble...
     英国是欧洲唯一一个允许未成年人赌博的国家。
  4. He gambled away his family estate on a single throw of the dice.
     他掷了一次骰子便把家产输得精光。

双语例句

• George Soros sets aside a proportion of the profits from his financial gambles to fund educational foundations and other good works.
  乔治索罗斯（georgesoros）留出了在金融赌博中获得的一部分利润，用于资助教育基金会和做其它善事。
• He deserves credit for resisting specious gambles in September.
  他在九月间抵制了一些似是而非的冒险行动，这是值得称赞的。
• Yet even well-judged gambles often fail.
  不过，即便判断英明的赌博也往往会失败。
• Eventually he gambles away all his money and has to borrow a quarter from another gambler just to use the men's room.
  最后他把所有的钱都输光了，以至于他想上洗手间时不得不从另1个赌徒那里借了个硬币。
• When building a Chinese road map there are many gambles and unknowns.
  当我们制定中国战略的时候，冒险和未知的成分太多了。
• McNamee and Bono's faith in Elevation has paid off, as its2009 investment in Facebook helped erase memories of its gambles on Palm and Forbes.
  麦克纳米和博诺对高地风投的信心收到了回报，2009年该公司对Facebook的投资极为成功，抹去了先前押宝Palm和福布斯（Forbes）的不愉快回忆。
• In one experiment, the truckers were asked to choose between gambles and certain payoffs.
  在一场实验中，卡车司机们必须在赌博和确定的报酬中做出选择。
• It was the steepest and gravest of gambles with the future of his Navy and his country.
  这是拿他的海军和他的祖国的前途在这最凶险、最重大的赌局中孤注一掷。
• He thinks the hebolong can win, and gambles five Schillings with me.
  他认为亥伯龙会赢，与我赌五先令。
• Anyone who gambles on the stock exchange has to be prepared to lose money.
  任何股票投机者都必须作好输钱的准备。