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。
赌博;赌胜负
gamings — plural of gaming
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
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
The casino was fined for violating gaming regulations.
这家赌场因违反赌博规定而被罚款。
法律语境中亦作“赌赛”
玩游戏;进行游戏
The playing of a game.
策略性利用规则以达到目的
Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.
The casino was accused of encouraging illegal gaming.
这家赌场被指控鼓励非法赌博。
Many countries regulate gaming to protect vulnerable people.
许多国家监管赌博活动以保护弱势群体。
He spent his whole salary on gaming last weekend.
上周末他把整个工资都花在赌博上了。
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 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 后接名词 gaming,表示“参与、涉足赌博”。
He was involved in gaming for years.
他参与赌博多年。
Not this
Gamings are illegal in this country.
Use this
Gaming is illegal in this country.
这里的 gaming 指“赌博”这一抽象活动,是不可数名词,不能加复数 -s,谓语动词也要用单数,所以应改为 Gaming is。
Not this
He is addicted in gaming.
Use this
He is addicted to gaming.
形容词 addicted 固定搭配介词 to,后接名词或动名词;中文“对……上瘾”容易让人误用 in,这里必须用 to。
Not this
He gaming is a serious problem.
Use this
His gaming is a serious problem.
动名词短语作主语时,其逻辑主语要用所有格(his),不能用主格(he)。He gaming 不符合正式英语语法,应改为 His gaming。
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赌桌
He lost all his savings at the gaming table.
他在赌桌上输光了全部积蓄。
赌场;赌馆
The police raided the illegal gaming house.
警方突袭了那家非法赌场。
赌债
He was in deep trouble because of his gaming debts.
他因赌债而陷入大麻烦。
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。
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。
赌博机
The casino replaced some gaming tables with electronic gaming machines.
赌场用电子赌博机替换了一些赌桌。
Use gamings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 gaming 拆成 game + ing:有赌注的游戏就是赌博,别只想到电子游戏。
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。
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。
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