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| /ˈgæmbl/ |
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| 1 | to risk money or something valuable in the hope of winning more if you are lucky or if you guess something correctly 打赌；赌博 |
| We used to gamble at the casino in Monte Carlo. 我们过去常在蒙特卡洛的赌场赌博。 |
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| 2 | to do something that involves risks but may result in benefits if things happen as you hope they will 投机；冒险；碰运气 |
| +on The improved atmosphere persuaded some foreign investors to gamble on a recovery. 空气氛围的改善促使一些外国投资者想碰运气挽回损失。 |
| +that Mr Bush is gambling that his idea will attract support from the public. 布什先生把赌注压在他的想法会吸引公众的支持上。 |
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| - | ˌgamble aˈway |
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| | to lose all of an amount of money by gambling 赌光；输光 |
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