• vi. 賭博；孤注一擲；投機；打賭
• vt. 賭博；孤注一擲；冒險假設
• n. 賭博；冒險；打賭
• n. (Gamble)人名；(英)甘布爾；(瑞典)甘布勒

來自game, 游戲，打賭。

gamble

gamble: [18] Although its ancestry has never been established beyond all doubt, it seems overwhelmingly likely that gamble is essentially the same word as game (in which the sense ‘gamble’ is preserved in such contexts as gaming tables and betting and gaming). The Middle English form of game was gamen, and it is thought that this may have produced a variant form gamel (recorded in the 16th century) which in due course became gamble.
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gamble (v.)

"risk something of value on a game of chance," 1726 (implied in gambling), from a dialectal survival of Middle English gammlen, variant of gamenen "to play, jest, be merry," from Old English gamenian "to play, joke, pun," from gamen (see game (n.)), with form as in fumble, etc. Or possibly gamble is from a derivative of gamel "to play games" (1590s), itself likely a frequentative from game. Originally regarded as a slang word. The intrusive -b- may be from confusion with unrelated gambol (v.). Transitive meaning "to squander in gambling" is from 1808. Related: Gambled; gambling.

gamble (n.)

"risky venture," 1823, from gamble (v.). As "an act of gambling" by 1879.

1. They are not prepared to gamble their careers on this matter.

他們不愿意把自己的事業押在這件事上。

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2. Most people visit Las Vegas to gamble their hard-earned money.

大多數人拿著辛苦掙來的錢去拉斯維加斯賭博。

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3. Punters are expected to gamble ￡70m on the Grand National.

預計眾多賭馬者會在國家大馬賽上下注7,000萬英鎊。

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4. Procter & Gamble is the leader in the mass market cosmetics industry.

寶潔是大眾化妝品行業中的領頭羊。

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5. So far it looks like Warner Brothers' gamble is paying off.

目前看來，華納兄弟公司這一賭注下對了。

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