gamble
US
UK gamble vi: (place bets)
SC 下赌注 xià dǔ zhù
TC 下賭注
TC 下賭注
SC 打赌 xià dǔ zhù，dǎ dǔ
I rarely gamble, but I couldn't resist placing a bet on that horse.
我几乎不下注的，不过那匹马真的让我忍不住要赌一把。
gamble on [sth] vi + prep: (place bets on)
SC 在…上打赌
SC 在…上冒险
SC 在…上投机
Alan is addicted to the thrill he gets from gambling on the throw of a dice.
艾伦沉溺于投骰子打赌所带来的紧张刺激感中。
gamble [sth] vtr: (wager in a game of chance)
SC 赌 dǔ
TC 賭
TC 賭
SC 赌掉 dǔ，dǔ diào
The woman gambled her life savings in the casino and lost everything.
那个女人用毕生积蓄来做赌注，然后血本无归。
gamble [sth] on [sth] vtr + prep: (bet or risk [sth] on)
SC 将...赌在...上
Ed gambled his car on a poker game and lost.
艾德将自己的车赌在牌桌上，然后输掉了它。
gamble vi: figurative (take a chance)
SC 投机 tóu jī
TC 投機
TC 投機
SC 冒险 tóu jī，mào xiǎn
TC 冒險
TC 冒險
SC 赌 tóu jī，dǔ
TC 賭
TC 賭
That's a big risk to take with your business; you shouldn't gamble unless you are sure you can afford the losses if it goes wrong.
那是拿你的生意冒极大的险。 你不应该这样冒险，除非你很确定万一事情不顺利你能承担所有损失。
gamble on [sth] vi + prep: figurative (take a chance on)
SC 在…上碰运气 zài shàng pèng yùn qì
I'd like to get to the station at least thirty minutes early; I don't want to gamble on the train being late.
When you gamble on the weather you don't always win.
我想要至少提前三十分钟到车站，我不想碰火车晚点的运气。// 如果你想在天气上碰运气，你往往不会赢。
gamble with [sth] vi + prep: figurative (take risks) (金融)
SC 拿…来投机，用…来冒险
Hughes accused the government of allowing bankers to gamble with people's futures.
休斯指责政府允许银行家拿人民的未来来投机。
gamble n: figurative, informal ([sth] risky)
SC 赌博 dǔ bó
SC 投机 dǔ bó，tóu jī
TC 投機
TC 投機
Setting up a new business in a slow economy is a gamble.
在经济不景气的情况下开设一家新企业，就像是赌博一般。
gamble [sth] away vtr + adv: (lose through gambling)
SC 输掉 shū diào
SC 赌掉 shū diào，dǔ diào
He has gambled away next month's rent money.