gamble學測 L3KK [ˈgæmbəl] ｜ /ˈgæmbəl/
冒險一搏；孤注一擲·賭博；下注賭錢·冒險行動；賭注
動詞名詞兩用，學測常考轉品題
Buying that old car was a gamble, but James decided to gamble on it.
買那台舊車是個賭注，但James還是決定賭一把。
一個畫面：閉眼往前跳
遮住雙眼看不清前方結果，仍然行動
押上籌碼把手中資源全部押上
縱身一躍不確定會不會成功，還是跳下去
義項
積蓄投注C1verb冒險一搏；孤注一擲
He decided to gamble all his savings on a new business.
他決定把所有積蓄都拿去投資新事業，孤注一擲。
gamble on the stock marketgamble everything
賭場下注C1verb賭博；下注賭錢
He spent the whole night gambling at the casino and lost a lot of money.
他整晚都在賭場賭博，輸掉了一大筆錢。
gamble at a casinogamble away money
創業賭注B2noun冒險行動；賭注
Starting his own company was a huge gamble for Mark.
自己創業對Mark來說是一場很大的賭注。
take a gamblea big gamble
片語
take a gamble放手一搏 →冒險試一次
a calculated gamble精算冒險 →算過風險才賭
gamble away越賭越輸 →賭到全部輸光
a gamble worth taking值得一賭 →值得冒的風險
你會不會這樣說？
Investing all his money in the stock market was a huge ___. (gamble / gambling)
看答案
gamble
gamble可作名詞「賭注」,gambling是動名詞形式。
He decided to ___ all his savings on a new business. (gamble / gambler)
看答案
gamble
gamble是動詞「賭一把」,gambler是「賭徒」指人。
字族
gambler 賭徒・gambling 賭博（行為）