gambled

英 [ˈɡæmbld]

美 [ˈɡæmbld]

v.  (牌戏、赛马等中)赌博，打赌; 冒风险; 碰运气; 以…为赌注
gamble的过去分词和过去式

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

• He has gambled away half his wealth.
  他赌掉了一半财产。
• Before long, he had gambled away all of the property he had left.
  不久以后，他把剩下所有的钱都输光了。
• He gambled away all his fortune.
  他赌博输掉了全部财产。
• He neither gambled, drank, nor smoked.
  他不赌博，不喝酒，也不抽烟。
• The watch was a present his wife gave, but he gambled it away yesterday.
  这块手表是他妻子送他的礼物，昨天他却把他输掉了。
• When he had gambled his money, he was put to shifts to live.
  他输光了钱就凑合着过日子。
• John gambled heavily on the horses
  约翰在这几匹马上下了很大的赌注。
• He drank, he gambled, he chased other women.
  他酗酒，他赌博，他追逐别的女人。
• Dell gambled and lost.
  戴尔赌了一把但失败了。
• Billions years ago, our ancestors gambled and took chance with life!
  亿万年前，我们的祖先打了一个赌而且获得了生的机会。