gamble, bet, wager
这组词都表示“打赌”。它们的区别是:
1.wager和bet常可互换,只是bet常用于美式英语中,而wager常用于英式英语中,且wager比bet较为正式。
2.gamble含有在不利情况下甘冒风险、孤注一掷的意味,而bet和wager却不含有这种意味。
bet，gamble
这两个动词都含有“打赌，赌博”之意。
bet指竞赛中的打赌，也指双方对有疑惑之事争执不下的打赌。在口语中，bet作“确信，敢说”解。
gamble多指投机，为获得某物或牟利而冒大险，含孤注一掷意味。
When he had gambled his money, he was put to shifts to live.
他输光了钱就凑合着过日子.
《简明英汉词典》
They gambled on the result of a race.
他们就比赛的结果打赌.
《简明英汉词典》
He gambled all his winning on the last race.
他把所有赢得的钱都押在最后一场比赛上.
《简明英汉词典》
He gambled away all his money.
他把钱全都输光.
辞典例句
I don't care how much money he gambled away.
我不介意他到底赌掉了多少钱.
互联网
He gambled his money on one spin of the wheel , eg at a game of roulette.
他把钱压在(轮盘赌等的)一局上.
辞典例句
He gambled on the stock exchange , and lost his money.
他买卖股票而输光了钱.
互联网
The foolish man gambled away all his money.
这个愚蠢的人把他所有的钱都赌输了.
辞典例句
Indicating something hidden? Dr. Halsey had gambled everything on something being here.
意味着藏了什么东西? 哈尔茜博士愿意赌任何东西这里有问题.
互联网
He ate, drank, whored, gambled, lazed around and schemed because he no longer had a conscience.
他吃, 他喝, 他嫖,他赌, 他懒, 他狡猾,因为他没了心,他的心被人家摘了去.
汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
He gambled all his winnings on the last race.
他把赢得的钱全压在最后一场赛马上了.
互联网
He gambled his savings to start a small store.
他孤注一掷地用自己的积蓄开了一家小店.
《简明英汉词典》
How could that be my fault when she gambled and lost?
而她输掉赌局又怎能说是我的过错?
互联网
John gambled heavily on the horses.
约翰在这几匹马上下了很大的赌注。
柯林斯例句
He gambled on horse races.
他赌马.
辞典例句
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