Gamble

及物动词 vt. & 不及物动词 vi. 1.赌博; 冒风险 He gambles when he is in cash. 他有钱时就赌博。 When he had gambled his money, he was put to shifts to live. 他输光了钱就凑合着过日子。 He gambled his savings to start a small store. 他孤注一掷地用自己的积蓄开了一家小店。 The federal government gambled hundreds of thousands of dollars in research funds to work on the project. 联邦政府为了这项研究计划冒险动用了好几十万美元的资金。 Their house and land were all gambled and lost by her husband that morning. 他们的房子、土地就在那一天上午被她丈夫全输光了。 I gambled that they wouldn't shoot. 我大胆假定他们不会开枪。 名词 n. 1.赌博, 打赌; 投机, 冒险 Setting up this business was a bit of a gamble. 开办这样的公司有点冒险。