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。
Anyone who gambles the exchange has to be prepared to lose money.
任何股票投机者都必须做好输钱的准备.
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Gambles Olympic Games'Ely company to suffer the heavy losses, the consequence is also quite serious.
豪赌奥运的伊利连遭重创, 后果也是相当地严重.
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For the moment, his gambles are paying off.
现在, 他的冒险有了收获.
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He gambles on the horses and at dice.
他赌马和骰子.
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He gambles on the stock exchange.
他从事股票投机.
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He thinks the hebolong can win, and gambles five Schillings with me.
他认为亥伯龙会赢, 与我赌五先令.
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He gambles most of his income on the horses.
他把大部分收入都赌在赛马上了.
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If you don't occasionally take calculated gambles , you won't get ahead as quickly as thosedo.
如果你不偶尔地在审时度势后冒些险, 你就不能像别人一样很快进步.
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