Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #9621
Fully loadedgambling
赌博
核心释义
the activity of risking money or something valuable on the outcome of a game or event, hoping to win, with the result depending on chance and/or skill
- 1.
一种以输赢平衡为特征的活动,由技巧和/或运气决定,通常以金钱为赌注。
An activity characterized by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by skill and/or chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome.
- 2.
赌博:为赢得奖品而下注的行为
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
一种以输赢平衡为特征的活动,由技巧和/或运气决定,通常以金钱为赌注。；赌博:为赢得奖品而下注的行为
用法In use
His gambling addiction ruined his finances and his relationships.
用法提示：此处'gambling'为名词，修饰'addiction'，表示赌博成瘾。
Many people enjoy gambling as a form of entertainment, but it can become dangerous.
用法提示：'gambling'作为名词，是'enjoy'的宾语，表示赌博活动。
The investment was a risky gambling on a new technology that had not been tested.
用法提示：这里'gambling'是名词，表示冒险行为，用于商业语境。
his gambling cost him a fortune
gambling on [sth]
表示赌博的具体对象时用介词on。
He lost all his money gambling on horse races.
他因赌马输光了所有钱。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gambling addiction
- 赌博成瘾
- He sought treatment for his gambling addiction.他因赌博成瘾寻求治疗。
- gambling debt
- 赌债
- She accumulated huge gambling debts.她积累了巨额赌债。
- gambling den
- 赌窟；赌场
- The police raided an illegal gambling den.警方突袭了一个非法赌窟。
- illegal gambling
- 非法赌博
- Illegal gambling is a serious crime in many countries.非法赌博在许多国家是严重犯罪。
- online gambling
- 在线赌博
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
赌博（gambling）的‘ga’似‘盖’，‘bling’似闪亮，但常盖住希望。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：law、entertainment、risk management 通常用于法律、娱乐或经济语境，表示以金钱为赌注的行为。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes (stressed vowel /æ/): ambling, rambling, scrambling. Words with same -bling spelling but different vowel (/ʌ/): tumbling, fumbling, mumbling — they do not rhyme with gambling.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
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