GAMBLING1 to gamble2 someone who gamblesRELATED WORDSsee alsoRISKWIN1 to gamble 赌博gamble /ˈgæmbəl/ [intransitive/transitive verb or transitive phrasal verb]to try to win money, for example by playing cards or guessing which horse will win a race 赌博〔如纸牌、赛马等〕 Eddie loved to gamble, and would spend most evenings at the roulette table. 埃迪好赌，晚上大部分的时间都花在轮盘赌的赌桌上。gamble away something/gamble something awaywaste a lot of money by gambling 赌输掉某物 Roger gambled away all his money in a Las Vegas casino. 罗杰在拉斯韦加斯的一个赌场输掉了他所有的钱。 She inherited $50,000 but gambled it away. 她继承了五万美元，但是全赌输了。gambling /ˈgæmblɪŋ/ [uncountable noun]when you try to win money, for example by playing cards or guessing which horse will win a race 〔如纸牌、赛马等的〕赌博 Is gambling legal here? 这里赌博合法吗? Your Uncle Maury has a gambling problem. 你的莫里叔叔有个好赌的恶习。 Crane admits that he is addicted to gambling. 克兰承认自己嗜赌成瘾。 He was against the introduction of a National Lottery as he thought it might encourage gambling. 他反对引进国民彩票，认为这会助长赌风。bet/have a bet /bet, ˌhæv ə ˈbet/ [intransitive/transitive verb or verb phrase]to try to win money by guessing who will win a race or game 〔对比赛、竞赛的结果〕打赌，下赌注 I don't bet very often. 我不常赌钱。bet on something/have a bet on somethinggamble money on the result of a race or game 下赌注于某事物 We usually have a bet on the Grand Prix. 我们经常在国际汽车大奖赛上赌一赌。 Rogers was not much of a gambler. When he bet on the horses, he almost always lost. 罗杰斯赌运不是很好,他赌马几乎总是输。bet £10/$100 etc on something Jerry bet $1000 on the game. 杰里在这场比赛上下了1,000美元的赌注。place a betsay which horse, team, competition etc you want to gamble on and pay the money that you want to gamble 下赌注 I've placed a bet on a horse in the next race. 我在下一场比赛的一匹马上下了赌注。 All bets must be placed before the start of the race. 所有赌注必须在比赛开始之前下押。put £10/$20 etc on /pʊt ˌten ˈpaʊndz ɒn/ [transitive phrasal verb]to gamble £10, $20 etc on the horse or team that you think will win a race or competition 在〔参加比赛或竞赛的马或队上〕押10英镑/20美元等 I put $20 on the Cowboys to win. 我押了20美元赌牛仔队赢。 He put £50 on Middlesborough to beat Manchester United at odds of 3-1. 他押了50英镑赌米德尔斯伯勒队赢曼彻斯特联队，赔率为3比1。put a bet on somethinggamble on a horse, game etc 下赌注于某事物 I think I'll put a bet on the next race. 我想下一场比赛我要下个注。back /bæk/ [transitive verb]to gamble money on a particular horse, team, or person that you think will win a particular competition 下赌注于〔自认为会赢的马、球队或人〕 We backed a horse named Travelling Light that finished first at 10-1. 我们以10比1的赔率在一匹名叫“光速”的马上押了赌注，结果它跑了第一名。back something/somebody to win something Uncle Barry backed Arsenal to win the FA Cup. 巴里叔叔赌阿森纳队能夺得足总杯冠军。play for money /ˌpleɪ fəʳ ˈmʌni/ [verb phrase]to gamble money on the result of a game which you are playing, for example cards 〔玩纸牌等游戏〕赌钱 ‘Are we playing for money here, gentlemen?’ he said as he approached the pool table. “我们这里是赌钱的吗，先生们？”他说着朝桌球台走来。 You're allowed to play cards in the bar, but not for money. 你可以在酒吧里玩纸牌，但不允许赌钱。have a flutter /ˌhæv ə ˈflʌtəʳ/ [verb phrase]British informalto gamble a small amount of money, especially on the result of a horse race - use this especially about someone who does not gamble very often 【英，非正式】〔尤在赛马中〕下小赌注〔尤用于指不常赌马的人〕 I'm not a heavy gambler, but I like to have a flutter from time to time. 我并不贪赌，但偶尔也会玩一把。have a flutter on I had a little flutter on the Grand National and won £5. 我在全国越野障碍赛马上下了一笔小赌注，赢了五英镑。lose money on /luːz ˈmʌni ɒn/ [verb phrase]to lose money by not guessing correctly the result of a game, race, or competition 玩…输钱，把钱输在…上 He claims that he lost the money on a dice game. 他说他是玩掷骰游戏输了钱的。 I lost a lot of money on the dogs last night. 昨天晚上我赌狗输了不少钱。win money on /wɪn ˈmʌni ɒn/ [verb phrase]to win money by correctly guessing the result of a game, race, or competition 在…上赢钱 I heard that he won a lot of money on the Superbowl a few years ago. 我听说他几年之前在超级碗赛上赌赢了不少钱。2 someone who gambles 赌博者gambler /ˈgæmbləʳ/ [countable noun]someone who gambles, especially someone who gambles a lot and cannot stop 赌徒，赌博者 Jack was a great drinker and gambler. 杰克是个大酒徒、大赌棍。 De Niro plays Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein, a professional gambler. 德尼罗饰演一名职业赌徒—“赌神”萨姆·罗恩坦。compulsive gamblersomeone who cannot stop gambling 嗜赌成癖的人heavy gamblersomeone who gambles a lot 嗜赌的人 It was rumoured that he was a heavy gambler and lost large sums in Monte Carlo. 有传言说他是一个大赌棍，在蒙特卡洛输掉大笔大笔的钱。