English → Chinese
gamble
/BrE ˈɡamb(ə)l 
, AmE ˈɡæmbəl /
A noun
1 (bet) 赌博;
to have a gamble on sth; 对某事物打赌
2 figurative (risk) 冒险;
to take a gamble; 有意冒一次险;
that's a bit of a gamble 那有一点冒险;
his gamble came/paid off 他的冒险获得了成功
B transitive verb
1 (bet) 以…为赌注 ‹money›
2 figurative (risk) 冒险;
to gamble everything on sth; 对某事物孤注一掷
C intransitive verb
1 (bet) 打赌;
to gamble on the horses/at cards 赌马／赌纸牌
2 figurative (take a chance) 冒险;
to gamble for high stakes 冒巨大的风险;
to gamble on the Stock Exchange 进行股票投机;
she gambled on his being there 她想碰碰运气看看他会否在那里
Phrasal verb
● gamble away
transitive verb
[gamble away sth, gamble sth away] 输光 ‹money›;
to gamble the night away 以赌博消磨一夜