gamble
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they gamble | |
| he / she / it gambles | |
| past simple gambled | |
| past participle gambled | |
| -ing form gambling |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to risk money on a card game, horse race, etc. （牌戏、赛马等中）赌博，打赌 - gamble (at/on something)
to gamble at cards 赌纸牌 to gamble on the horses 赌马 - gamble something (at/on something)
I gambled all my winnings on the last race. 我把赢的钱全押在最后一场比赛上了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1, Sports: other sportsc1She became depressed and began to gamble heavily. 她变得沮丧，开始豪赌。 He doesn't drink or gamble any more. 他不再酗酒和赌博了。
- gamble (at/on something)
- [transitive, intransitive]
to risk losing something in the hope of being successful 冒风险；碰运气；以…为赌注 - gamble something (on something)
He's gambling his reputation on this deal. 他在以自己的声誉为这笔交易作赌注。 - gamble with/on something
It was wrong to gamble with our children's future. 拿我们孩子的未来冒险是错误的。 - gamble that
She gambled that he wouldn't read it before she reached the airport. 她打赌在她到达机场之前他不会看。
- gamble something (on something)
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from obsolete gamel ‘play games’, or from the verb game.