gamble

I like to gamble.我喜欢赌博。

He's been drinking and gambling heavily.他一直嗜酒，并且赌博成瘾。

gambling at cards赌纸牌

She likes to gamble on football games.她喜欢赌球。

He would often gamble hundreds of dollars on a hand of poker.他经常会对一手牌下注数百美元。

She gambled [=risked] everything she owned to start the business.她孤注一掷做起了这档生意。

The company is gambling [=betting, risking] everything on this strategy.公司提出该战略是在孤注一掷。

The mayor is gambling with the city's future.市长是在拿城市的未来当赌注。

people who lost money gambling in the stock market在股市上投机赔了钱的人

Many people are willing to gamble on the new treatment. [=are willing to try the new treatment because they hope it will help them]许多人愿意冒险试一试这种新疗法。

The mayor is gambling that the new policies will help rather than hurt the city.市长冒险推出这些新政策，赌的是它们将对城市有益而非有害。

Starting her own business was a gamble, but it paid off.创办她自己的企业是一场冒险，但是她成功了。

She thought about starting her own business, but she decided it was too much of a gamble.她想过自己创业，但又觉得这样做风险太大。

He was taking a (big) gamble. [=doing something that could produce a (very) bad or unpleasant result]他是在冒（很大的）风险。

Many people are willing to take a gamble on the new treatment. [=to try the new treatment]许多人愿意冒险试一试这种新疗法。