ADJECTIVE | VERB + GAMBLE | GAMBLE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, enormous, great, huge, major, massive大賭;豪賭;巨大的冒險▸➤calculated有計劃的冒險➤high-risk, risky (especially NAmE) 高風險的/冒險的賭博➤dangerous, reckless危險的/魯莽的賭博▸➤desperate孤注一擲◇It was time for a last desperate gamble.是最後拼死賭一把的時候了。➤bold大膽的賭博▸➤financial, political金融/政治投機VERB + GAMBLE➤take冒險➤lose投機失敗GAMBLE + VERB➤pay off冒險投機達到目的◇I took a calculated gamble and it paid off.我精心計劃,賭了一把,結果成功了。➤fail冒險投機失敗PREPOSITION➤gamble on在⋯上的冒險◇Backpackers with a heavy load should resist taking a gamble on the weather.背着沉重背包的徒步旅行者不應冒險在不確定的天氣裏出行。PHRASES➤a bit of a gamble, something of a gamble冒一點兒風險;帶點兒冒險的事◇Trying to find the right pension can be a bit of a gamble.想找到合適的膳宿公寓是一件碰運氣的事。