Word · Frequency #20527
gaming
赌博；赌胜负
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning, including paying a price for a chance to win a prize
法律语境中亦作“赌赛”
- 1.
The playing of a game.
玩游戏；进行游戏
- 2.
Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.
策略性利用规则以达到目的
玩游戏；进行游戏；策略性利用规则以达到目的；赌博；赌胜负；[法] 赌博；赌赛
In use
The casino was accused of encouraging illegal gaming.
Many countries regulate gaming to protect vulnerable people.
He spent his whole salary on gaming last weekend.
gaming + noun
gaming 在此作定语，修饰后面的名词，构成复合名词，如 gaming table（赌桌）、gaming house（赌场）。
The casino was fined for violating gaming regulations.
这家赌场因违反赌博规定而被罚款。
gaming + be + complement
gaming 作主语时视为不可数名词，谓语用单数形式。
Gaming is a serious crime in this country.
在这个国家，赌博是重罪。
be involved in + gaming
be involved in 后接名词 gaming，表示“参与、涉足赌博”。
Connections
Collocations
- gaming table
- 赌桌
- He lost all his savings at the gaming table.他在赌桌上输光了全部积蓄。
- gaming house
- 赌场；赌馆
- The police raided the illegal gaming house.警方突袭了那家非法赌场。
- gaming debt
- 赌债
- He was in deep trouble because of his gaming debts.他因赌债而陷入大麻烦。
- gaming law
- 赌博法
- The country's gaming laws prohibit betting in public places.该国的赌博法禁止在公共场所下注。
- gaming industry
- 赌博业
- The gaming industry brings in huge revenue for the city.赌博业为该市带来巨额收入。
- gaming machine
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 gaming 拆成 game + ing：有赌注的游戏就是赌博，别只想到电子游戏。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、court proceedings、formal policy discussions 该词义通常出现在正式或法律语境中，指“赌博”；日常口语里更常说 gambling。
Grammar Note
作动词时是 game 的现在分词/动名词；作名词时复数形式 gamings 极少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 gaming (/ˈɡeɪmɪŋ/) 押韵，均以 /eɪmɪŋ/ 结尾。注意 jamming (/ˈdʒæmɪŋ/)、ramming (/ˈræmɪŋ/)、coming (/ˈkʌmɪŋ/) 拼写相近但元音不同，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.