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

• She dislikes flying, never gambles and has been married to her husband Oliver for 49 years.
  她讨厌坐飞机，从没去过赌场，嫁给她丈夫奥利佛（Oliver）已经49年。
• 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。
• Yet even well-judged gambles often fail.
  不过，即便判断英明的赌博也往往会失败。
• 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。
• 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。
• Her story recalls the vision and manoeuvrings, strategy and gambles, diplomacy and dangers, courage and pettiness of those dramatic days. And it is a tale of immense personalities.
  在这部作品中，她回顾了那个戏剧性时代中的眼界与手腕、策略与赌博、外交与危险、勇气与小气。这是一个讲述巨大人格魅力的故事。
• If Tesco gambles small and wins, competitors will have time to copy it before it reaches critical mass.
  如果乐购小赌一把赢了，竞争对手在它达到临界质量之前有足够时间进行仿制。
• As gambles go, it's probably a decent one.
  随着博弈的继续进行，这次或许能取得不错的结果。
• 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。
• 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。