gamble
单词辨析：
指为获得钱物而在纸牌、赛马等中投机冒险。
Gambling was his downfall.
赌博把他毁了。
We gambled heavily on that horse.
我们在那匹马上下了很大的赌注。
多指对比赛等打赌，也指双方对有疑惑、争执之事打赌。
I bet you 5 dollars that the British team will win the World Cup.
我同你打赌5美元英国队会赢得世界杯。
He bet $50 on the white horse.
他在那匹白马上下了50美元的赌注。
I bet that he wouldn't come.
我打赌他不会来了。
指用贵重或重要之物当赌注，如名誉、财产等，通常与介词 on 连用。
I will stake my good reputation on the outcome.
我将把我的名誉赌在这个结果上。
He staked all his money on the risky business.
他把所有的钱都押在这桩有风险的生意上。
相关例句：
I have to gamble, I have to drink, I have to go out with the boys.
我要赌博、要喝酒、要和男孩们一起出去。
So far it looks like Warner Brothers 'gamble is paying off
目前看来，华纳兄弟公司这一赌注下对了。
We came to a decision, took a gamble, and lost.
我们作了决定，冒了一下险，结果失败了。
It was a gamble that went badly wrong.
这一冒险代价惨重。
Drive carefully and don't gamble with your life.
小心驾驶，别拿你的生命冒险。
I've been using the dialysis money to go gamble.
我用做透析的钱去赌了。