gambling
美音:
[´gæmbəlıŋ
]英音:
[´gæmbəlıŋ
]n.赌博
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gambling为短语/超纲词汇
gambling
/'gæmblɪŋ; `ˇæmblɪŋ/
n [U]
(a) playing games, etc for money 赌博; 赌钱
*[attrib 作定语] heavy gambling debts 沉重的赌债.
(b) taking risks for possible advantage 冒险; 投机
*to have a taste for gambling 爱冒险.
gambling
n[U]when people risk money or possessions on the result of something which is not certain, such as a card game or a horse race
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betting The lottery is probably the most popular form of gambling. gambling debts The police raided a number of illegal gambling dens (=places for illegal gambling) .
1. His downfall was caused by gambling and drink. 他的垮台是由赌博和酗酒造成的。
2. And I acknowledge that some children are better off without a violent father, a family income wasted on drinking or gambling, or unhappy parents taking out their anger on everyone in the family. 我承认,如果没有狂暴的父亲,家里的钱没有被浪费在酗酒或赌博上,父母感到不快时不会对家里每个人撒气,一些孩子会生活得更好。
3. Gambling was his downfall. 赌博是他堕落的缘由。
4. It is not necessary to legislate against gambling. 没有必要立法禁赌。
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