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gamble

gæmbəl


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1 عمومی:: قمار كردن‌، شرط‌ بندی‌ كردن‌، قمار

شبکه مترجمین ایران

english

1 general::   noun ADJ. big, huge, major | calculated | desperate It was time for a last desperate gamble. | political VERB + GAMBLE take GAMBLE + VERB pay off, work I took a calculated gamble and it paid off. PREP. ~ on Backpackers with a heavy load should resist taking a gamble on the weather. PHRASES a bit/something of a gamble Trying to find the right pension can be a bit of a gamble.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: noun chance: It is a gamble when you work with him. verb wager: Do not gamble with company money.

Simple Definitions

3 general:: gamble to try to win money, for example by playing cards or guessing which horse will win a race: • Eddie loved to gamble, and would spend most evenings at the roulette table. • A growing number of people are gambling online. bet/have a bet to try to win money by guessing who will win a race or game: • He liked to smoke, drink, and bet on horses. • Jerry bet $1000 on the game. • We had a bet on the Irish team to win. put £10/$20 etc on something to gamble £10, $20 etc on the horse or team that you think will win a race or competition: • I put $100 on the Cowboys to win. have a flutter British English informal to gamble a small amount of money, especially on the result of a horse race. Used especially when someone does not gamble very often: • I’m not a heavy gambler, but I like to have a flutter from time to time. • I had a little flutter on the Grand National and won £5. play for money to gamble money on the result of a game which you are playing: • ‘Are we playing for money here, gentlemen?’ he said as he approached the pool table. • You’re allowed to play cards in the bar, but not for money. back to gamble money on a particular horse, team etc that you think will win a race or competition: • When I back a horse, it always seems to finish second.

Longman-Thesaurus

4 general:: gamble on sth to take a risk that something will happen • You're rather gambling on it being a nice day by holding the party in the garden, aren't you?

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs

5 general:: gamble verbs take a gamble • The publishers took a gamble on an unknown author, and the books have sold well. a gamble pays off (= succeeds ) • She gave up a career in law to become an actor, but the gamble has paid off. adjectives a big gamble • It's a big gamble for any presenter to leave such a successful show. a huge gamble • Giving him the job seemed like a huge gamble at the time. a calculated gamble (= one in which you consider the risks very carefully ) • He made a calculated gamble that an early election would return his party to power. a desperate gamble • The parents took a desperate gamble by throwing their baby out of the burning building. a political gamble • His determination to go ahead with the plan, despite the unrest, was a huge political gamble. phrases be a bit of a gamble (= involve a small amount of risk ) • It was a bit of a gamble putting him on the field, but he played well. be something of a gamble (= involve an amount of risk ) • A few years ago, launching a weekly magazine for men would have been something of a gamble. It was a big gamble • It was a big gamble for her to leave the band and go solo.

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