| 词汇 | gambled |
| 释义 | gambled past simple and past participle ofgamble gamble verb uk /ˈɡæm.bəl/ us /ˈɡæm.bəl/ [ I ] to do something that involves risks that might result in loss of money or failure, hoping to get money or achieve success: 投机;冒险 gamble onAnyone who gambles on the stock exchange has to be prepared to lose money.任何进行股票投机的人都必须要做好赔钱的准备。 C2[ I or T ] to risk money, for example in a game or on a horse race: 赌博，打赌 I like to gamble when I play cards - it makes it more interesting.我玩牌喜欢赌钱——这更有趣些。 gamble onHe gambles on the horses (= horse races).他赌马。 gamble awayHe gambled away all of our savings.他把我们所有的积蓄都赌了个精光。 Taking risks adventurer all in be skating on thin iceidiom bet the farm/ranchidiom broke dare expose hazard high wire high-stakes imperil jeopardize lay re-expose risk run the risk of doing somethingidiom sail sail close to the windidiom skate sniper's alley You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Gambling & bookmaking Phrasal verbgamble on something Examples of gambledgambled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The government gambled that outcries from vested interests would neutralize each other and that unions would be divided and powerless. Workers gambled on uninformed port-users, the ambivalent position of ship owners and the satisfaction of private terminal owners to weaken business consensus over port policy. They gambled that their lives would go better if they pursued a particular relationship, and the gamble failed. Kabukimono gambled, blackmailed people in the streets, and swaggered in entertainment districts such as the licensed quarter and public bath and theatre areas. There is some evidence that the attribute that is traded off, or gambled with, becomes salient; that is, people give more importance to this attribute (20). Such activities would be a demoralizing public spectacle, analogous to tolerating the starvation on the public streets of poor wretches who had gambled unwisely with their lives in other ways. Beaumarchais therefore gambled on another means. He gambled that a security scandal would be unearthed, and he lost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We hope that they are right, but it is possible that they have gambled wrongly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been given figures showing how much is gambled on football pools and in society generally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would have gambled heavily right to the end that there was no prospect of such a rapprochement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, they have gambled with the economy since taking office. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only had they gambled and lost, but they had put their neighbours and friends at risk as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have gambled on that twice, and we got through only by the skin of our teeth; the third time may be fatal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the spivs gambled on the warning not being implemented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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