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gamble on something
phrasal verb with gambleverbuk /ˈɡæm.bəl/ us /ˈɡæm.bəl/
UK
to take a risk that something will happen: 冒…的风险;碰…的运气
You're rather gambling on it being a nice day by holding the party in the garden, aren't you?在花园里开露天聚会，那你把宝全押在肯定是个好天气上了，是不是？
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking risks
adventurer
all in
be skating on thin iceidiom
bet the farm/ranchidiom
broke
compromise
expose
gamble
hazard
high wire
high-stakes
imperil
jeopardize
put your neck on the lineidiom
re-expose
risk
run the risk of doing somethingidiom
sail
sail close to the windidiom
skate
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