vt. & vi.赌博；冒风险 play games of change for money; take great risks for the chance of winning sth

　～ everything　什么都赌
　～ professionally　专业赌博
　～ away　赌输掉
　～ away ￡8000　赌博输掉8000英镑
　～ at cards　赌纸牌
　～ in oil shares　做石油股票投机
　～ on　在…上进行赌博〔打赌〕
　～ on horse races　买跑马票赌博
　～ on the result of the contest　对比赛结果打赌
　～ on the stock exchange　进行股票投机
　～ oneself out of home　赌得倾家荡产
　～ with one's future　用自己的前途冒险

　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。

 ♣ gamble away　(v.+adv.)
1. 赌下去 play cards or other games for money, continuously
　The men have been gambling away all night.　那些人赌了整整一夜。
2. 赌博输掉钱 lose money by playing cards or other games for money
　The foolish man gambled away all his money.　这个愚蠢的人把他所有的钱都赌输了。
　His father left him a fortune, but he gambled it away.　他父亲留给他一大笔财产，都给他输掉了。
　It is too easy to gamble away a fortune.　赌光一份家产十分容易。
 ♣ gamble on　(v.+prep.)
1. 就…进行赌博 risk money on the result of sth such as a horse race or the performance of a competitor
　He gambled heavily on the horses.　他在赛马赌博中下大赌注。
　He gambled on the manager's support.　他用得到经理的支持打赌。
　Are you going to gamble on the result of the boxing match?　你要赌这场拳击赛的胜负吗?
　They gambled on the result of a race.　他们为比赛的结果打赌。
　He gambled all his winning on the last race.　他把所有赢得的钱都押在最后一场比赛上。
2. 在…上冒风险或碰运气 take a chance on; be sure of sth, or sb doing sth
　He may accept the invitation, but I wouldn't gamble on it.　他可能会接受邀请，但我不能保险。
　It's not safe to gamble on the train arriving late.　指望这次列车晚点，是很不保准的。
　You can't gamble on the weather in England.　英国的天气是靠不住的。
　I prepared to gamble on the possibility of finding empty seats at the theatre.　剧院中可能会找到空位，我准备去碰碰运气。
　Don't gamble on getting the job.　不要太指望找上这工作了。
　He can not gamble on offending his boss.　他不敢贸然去得罪老板。
 ♣ gamble with　(v.+prep.)
　以…冒险　risk with sth
　Drive carefully and don't gamble with your life.　小心驾驶，别拿你的生命冒险。
　Don't gamble with your future.　不要拿你的前途做赌注。

 ♣ gamble, bet, wager
　参见bet条。

　注意下面两句的意思不同：

C 赌博，打赌；投机，冒险 act of gambling; undertaking with a risk of loss and a chance of profit

　take a ～　赌博，冒险
　big ～　冒很大风险
　military ～　军事冒险
　on a ～　碰运气

　Setting up this business was a bit of a gamble.　开办这样的公司有点冒险。
　The operation may succeed, and it may not; it's a bit of a gamble.　这次手术没把握，可能成功，也可能失败。

 ♣ take a gamble (on)
　赌博；冒险而为　play games of chance, etc. for money; act in the hope of sth being successful, true, etc. despite the risk of loss
　I don't know if I can rely on him, but I'm willing to take a gamble.　我不知道是否能信任他，不过我愿冒一下险。
　You can take a gamble on getting a higher rate of interest by putting it into high-risk shares.　你可以把钱用在买风险高的股票上，以冒险来谋取暴利。

　［同义词］ n. chance, risk, venture