Word · Frequency #11190
gamble
赌注；赌博
核心释义
A bet or wager.
- 1.
赌博；打赌。
A bet or wager.
- 2.
为获取潜在收益而承担的重大风险。
A significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.
- 3.
冒险的事业；投机活动。
A risky venture.
冒险；冒险行动；赌博；打赌。；为获取潜在收益而承担的重大风险。；冒险的事业；投机活动。；赌博
用法In use
Starting a new business is always a gamble, but she decided to take the risk.
用法提示：名词，表示冒险行为
He made several gambles on the stock market last year, and most of them paid off.
用法提示：复数名词，表示多次冒险或赌博行为
Buying that used car without a mechanic's inspection was a big gamble.
用法提示：名词，表示一次冒险决定
take a gamble
take a gamble 表示主动承担风险，尤其指在结果不确定时做出决定。
He took a gamble and quit his job to start his own business.
他冒了一次险，辞掉工作去创业。
a gamble on [sth]
a gamble on sth 中 on 后接风险所针对的对象或领域。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- take a gamble
- 冒险一搏；赌一把
- He decided to take a gamble and start his own business.他决定冒险一搏，自己创业。
- a calculated gamble
- 经过算计的冒险
- Moving the company abroad was a calculated gamble.把公司迁往国外是经过算计的冒险。
- a gamble pays off
- 冒险获得回报
- Her gamble paid off when the product became a hit.产品大获成功，她的冒险得到了回报。
- a risky gamble
- 有风险的冒险
- Investing all his savings was a risky gamble.把所有积蓄都投进去是一次有风险的冒险。
- a gamble on something
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音联想：gamble ≈ '甘冒'，甘冒风险去下注，即赌博、冒险。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、商业讨论 作为名词时，gamble 的语气较中性，日常口语和一般书面语中都可能使用。表示“赌注/赌博”时多用于具体下注场合；表示“冒险”时多用于描述有不确定性、可能获益也可能损失的行动。正式文体中也可接受，但不算特别书面化。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示一次赌博或冒险行为
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with gamble (/-æmbəl/): ramble, scramble, amble. Beware of lookalikes that differ in sound: trample /ˈtræmpəl/ and gambit /ˈɡæmbɪt/ do not rhyme with it.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
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