gamble away - EE Dictionary

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v.无主动词 verb

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gam·bled, gam·bling.
- : to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
- : to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance: to gamble on a toss of the dice.

v.有主动词 verb

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gam·bled, gam·bling.
- : to lose or squander by betting: He gambled all his hard-earned money away in one night.
- : to wager or risk: to gamble one's freedom.
- : to take a chance on; venture; risk: I'm gambling that our new store will be a success.

n.名词 noun

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- : any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
- : a venture in a game of chance for stakes, especially for high stakes.

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as inwaste

Synonyms

blow打击,吹,打吹,吹吹 consume消耗,消费,消耗掉,消耗的 deplete耗尽,消耗,消耗掉,穷尽 dissipate涣散,消散,放浪形骸,放浪 divert转移,转移注意力,转移方向,疏导 drain排水,排出,排水系统,排水渠 exhaust废气,排气,排气管,排风 lavish挥霍无度,奢华的,挥霍无度的,挥霍浪费的 lose失去,损失,丧失,失去了 misuse误用,滥用,错用,使用不当 squander挥霍,挥霍浪费,挥霍无度,挥霍掉 undermine损害,破坏,颠覆,削弱 atrophy萎缩,萎萎缩,萎缩不全,萎缩的 corrode锈蚀,腐蚀,侵蚀,腐蚀性 crumble碎裂,弄碎,崩坏,崩解 debilitate衰弱,削弱,衰弱的,弱化 decay腐烂,衰变,衰落,衰减 decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降 decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌 disable禁用,停用,丧失功能,停用功能 disappear消失,失踪,消失了,消失的 droop垂头丧气,耷拉着脑袋,垂头丧气的,下垂 ebb退潮,减压,退潮期,减震 emaciate憔悴,奄奄一息,癯瘦,憔悴不堪 empty空,空的,空空如也,空荡荡的 enfeeble衰弱,衰弱的,削弱,减弱 fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的 gnaw啃咬,啃噬,啃食,啃 misapply错用,误用,错用了,滥用 perish消灭,殒命,毁灭,殒落 sap汁液,汁水,肥皂水,肥皂 sink水槽,沉降,沉没,沉沦 splurge挥霍,挥霍浪费,挥霍无度,花钱 thin薄,单薄,薄薄的,细 wane衰败,衰落,衰微,衰弱 wear穿着,磨损,穿戴,磨损程度 wilt枯萎,萎缩,凋谢,发蔫 wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩 be of no avail无济于事,无补于事,于事无补,没有用 burn up烧毁,烧掉,烧毁了,燃烧起来 eat away吃掉,吃掉了,吃了,吃光 fritter away挥霍浪费,浪费掉,浪费掉的,挥霍无度 frivol away无聊了,轻浮的离开,轻狂,无聊的人 go to waste浪费,荒废,废弃,浪费掉 misemploy误用,错用,误招,失业 pour down the drain倾泻而下,倾泻而下的,倾盆而下 run dry流干,流干了,流干水分,流失 run through贯穿,穿过,贯穿始终,贯穿了 throw away扔掉,扔掉了,丢弃,扔掉的 trifle away玩忽职守,玩世不恭,玩物丧志 wear out磨损,消磨掉,损耗,消磨

Antonyms

as infritter away

Synonyms

blow打击,吹,打吹,吹吹 deplete耗尽,消耗,消耗掉,穷尽 diddle away磨蹭,玩弄,磨蹭了,磨蹭了半天 dissipate涣散,消散,放浪形骸,放浪 fribble away乱弹一通,乱弹琴,乱写乱画,乱写一通 fritter油炸物,油炸食品,油炸食物,油炸品 misspend乱花钱,误花钱,误花,乱花钱的 run through贯穿,穿过,贯穿始终,贯穿了 spend foolishly乱花钱,瞎花钱,瞎花,乱花渐欲迷人眼 squander挥霍,挥霍浪费,挥霍无度,挥霍掉 throw away扔掉,扔掉了,丢弃,扔掉的 trifle away玩忽职守,玩世不恭,玩物丧志

Examples

Buying into the first generation of a folding product is a gamble—especially when it’s meant to replace your main work device.
Her HBO show, I May Destroy You, has been a massive hit and has paid off her gamble from 2017, when she rejected a $1 million Netflix offer to buy the show rights because the streaming giant wouldn’t give her copyright royalties.
Venture capital is by its nature a gamble—it’s right there in the name—and every gamble comes with the risk of heavy losses.
Pouring money into plastics is a desperate gamble for Big Oil.
That being said, it’s a gamble that in the long run pays a positive net return.
Allowing the protests to go on with little interference was always a high-stakes gamble.
Since Nestdrop continues to do so as of this writing, they wager a tense gamble that the odds will be in their favor.
But the decision now to sever economic ties with the eastern regions was a surprise—and a gamble.
As a result, the $1 million the DSCC is throwing in represents “an inexpensive gamble,” the source said.
The pageant came back to Atlantic City and, appropriately, took a big gamble.
If we find him there as Rutter said, you can gamble that trouble has camped in our dooryard for a lengthy stay.
He was never so happy as when taking chances; his whole life was a gamble, with Providence holding the bank.
They often dine together: the ladies love music and dancing, and some of the men gamble as much as the Portuguese.
The Texan went off to rub down his horse, mend his accoutrements, squat around the cooking fires, and gamble with the drivers.
Old Strang died insolvent; he used to gamble, had ruined himself without saying a word.

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