bet, gamble

名詞 gamble:

1. money that is risked for possible monetary gain
2. a risky act or venture

動詞 gamble:

1. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
   同義詞：chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
2. play games for money

1. The gamble paid off.
   賭贏了。
2. He spends all his time gambling in the casino.
   他把時間都消磨在賭場的賭博上。
3. The company took a gamble by cutting the price of their products.
   公司冒險將產(chǎn)品削價出售。
4. He gambled all his winnings on the last race.
   他把贏得的錢全都壓在最后一場賽馬上了。

gam.ble

v.（動詞）
gam.bled,gam.bling,gam.bles
v.intr.（不及物動詞）

To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest.
賭博：在某一不確定的結(jié)果上下賭注，象在比賽上
Games To play a game of chance for stakes.
【游戲】 賭博游戲：為了贏得賭注而玩的游戲
To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit.
投機，冒險：為獲得好處或利益而冒險
To engage in reckless or hazardous behavior:
孤注一擲：參與鹵莽的、冒險的行為：
例句：
You are gambling with your health by continuing to smoke.
你繼續(xù)抽煙是把自己的健康當賭注

v.tr.（及物動詞）
Games To put up as a stake in gambling; wager.
【游戲】 下賭注，打賭：將賭注置于賭博中；賭注
To expose to hazard; risk:
使冒險；冒風(fēng)險：
例句：
gambled their lives in a dangerous rescue mission.
在一次危險的營救任務(wù)中冒著生命危險

n.（名詞）
Games A bet, wager, or other gambling venture.
【游戲】 賭博、打賭或其它投機的冒險
An act or undertaking of uncertain outcome; a risk:
冒險：冒險從事不確定結(jié)果的行為；冒險：
例句：
I took a gamble that stock prices would rise.
我冒著股票可能上漲的風(fēng)險

來源：
Perhaps from obsolete gamel [to play games]
可能源自 廢語 gamel [做游戲]
from Middle English gamen, gamenen [to play]
源自 中古英語 gamen, gamenen [玩，游戲]
from Old English gamenian
源自 古英語 gamenian
from gamen [fun]
源自 gamen [玩笑，樂趣]

【引伸】
gam.bler
n.（名詞）