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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   gamble

   • IPA[ˈɡambəl]

   美式

   • v.
     play games of chance for money; bet；bet (a sum of money) on a game of chance
   • n.
     an act of gambling; an enterprise undertaken or attempted with a risk of loss and a chance of profit or success.

   • verb: gamble, 3rd person present: gambles, gerund or present participle: gambling, past tense: gambled, past participle: gambled

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. play games of chance for money; bet she was fond of gambling on cards and horses 同義詞 bet, wager, place a bet, lay a bet, stake money on something, ... 更多back the horses, try one's luck on the horses, informalplay the ponies, punt, chance one's arm, have a flutter, raregame
   • ▪ bet (a sum of money) on a game of chance he was gambling every penny he had on the spin of a wheel
   • 2. take risky action in the hope of a desired result the British could only gamble that something would turn up 同義詞 take a chance, take a risk, take a leap in the dark, leave things to chance, speculate, ... 更多venture, buy a pig in a poke, take a flyer, informalstick one's neck out, go out on a limb, chance one's arm, act in the hope of, trust in, take a chance on, bank on

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an act of gambling; an enterprise undertaken or attempted with a risk of loss and a chance of profit or success. 同義詞 bet, wager, speculation, game of chance, informalflutter, ... 更多punt