Gamble - Английское значение и перевод слова Gamble на Русский язык

verb

Risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game.

Примеры использования:

He bet on baseball games

noun

An act of betting a sum of money.

Примеры использования:

She had a bet on the derby

verb

To risk a sum of money on the unknown result of an event in the hope of winning more money than you have risked

Примеры использования:

[ t ] he went to the race track and bet $2 on a horse., [ i ] i bet that the yankees won’t win the …

phrase

Something that is bought or accepted without first being seen or assessed.

Примеры использования:

The unwary were apt to buy a pig in the poke

noun

A possibility of something happening.

Примеры использования:

There is a chance of winning the raffle

adjective

Fortuitous; accidental.

Примеры использования:

A chance meeting

verb

Do something by accident or without intending to.

Примеры использования:

He was very effusive if they chanced to meet

verb

(of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly.

Примеры использования:

A couple of butterflies fluttered around the garden

noun

An act of fluttering.

Примеры использования:

There was a flutter of wings at the window

verb

To move in quick, irregular motions, or to cause something to move this way

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the flags fluttered in the breeze., there was a flutter of wings overhead.

noun

An activity that one engages in for amusement or fun.

Примеры использования:

The kids were playing a game with their balloons

adjective

Eager or willing to do something new or challenging.

Примеры использования:

They were game for anything

verb

Manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.

Примеры использования:

It was very easy for a few big companies to game the system

noun

A danger or risk.

Примеры использования:

The hazards of childbirth

verb

Say (something) in a tentative way.

Примеры использования:

He hazarded a guess

noun

Something dangerous and likely to cause damage

Примеры использования:

A health/fire hazard, a hazardous road, she wouldn’t hazard a guess about the meaning of the word.

noun

A means of raising money by selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to the holders of numbers drawn at random.

Примеры использования:

The introduction of a national lottery

noun

A system of selling numbered tickets and giving prizes to those people whose numbers are chosen by chance

Примеры использования:

Even if she won the lottery, paige says she’d still keep her job.

noun

A game of chance, often organized by the government to raise money, in which people win cash if they have bought a winning ticket

Примеры использования:

The council applied for a £40m grant from the national lottery to redevelop local facilities., lott…

noun

A long, narrow flat-bottomed boat, square at both ends and propelled with a long pole, used on inland waters chiefly for recreation.

Примеры использования:

I had no oars because i thought i could propel the punt with a primitive sail that i had assembled.

verb

Travel in a punt.

Примеры использования:

In summer you can enjoy punting along the river

noun

An act of punting a ball.

Примеры использования:

Wood failed to cut out a long punt from nicholas

noun

A situation involving exposure to danger.

Примеры использования:

Flouting the law was too much of a risk

verb

Expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss.

Примеры использования:

He risked his life to save his dog

verb

A source of danger

verb

Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.

Примеры использования:

My colleagues speculate about my private life

verb

To form opinions about something without having the necessary information or facts; to make guesses

Примеры использования:

I’m just speculating about what happened., officials refused to speculate on the cause of the crash…

verb

To guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain

Примеры использования:

Speculate on/about sth journalists are speculating about whether interest rates will be cut., a spo…

noun

The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.

Примеры использования:

There has been widespread speculation that he plans to quit

noun

The act of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain

Примеры использования:

Rumours that the ceo is retiring have been dismissed as pure speculation., speculation about sth th…

noun

A risky or daring journey or undertaking.

Примеры использования:

Pioneering ventures into little-known waters

verb

Undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action.

Примеры использования:

She ventured out into the blizzard

noun

An activity or plan of action, often in business, that involves risk or uncertainty

Примеры использования:

His most recent business venture ended in bankruptcy., [ i always + adv/prep ] he wanted to venture…

verb

Risk (a sum of money or valued item) against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event; bet.

Примеры использования:

A total of $770,700 was wagered by fans at other sites on the track

noun

An act of betting a sum of money on the outcome of an unpredictable event.

Примеры использования:

They have made a wager on who will win tonight

noun

An agreement to risk money on the unknown result of an event in the hope of winning more money than you have risked, or the amount of money risked; a bet

Примеры использования:

[ t ] over $2 million was wagered., [ + that clause ] i would wager that not one person in ten coul…