gambling
赌掉；賭光1gamble on sth/on doing sth to take a risk with
sth, hoping that you will be successful 冒…的风险；碰…的运气：ffe gambled on being
abie to buy a ricfcet at the tost minute•他碰运气看能否在最后时
刻买到票。
a noun [sing.] an action
that you take when you know there is a risk but when you hope that the result
will be a success 赌博；打赌；會险：She fcnew she was taking agambZe but
decided it was worth ft•她知道是在冒险，
但她认为冒这个险值得。◊ Th〇^nvested money in the company right at
the start and the gamble paid off (=brought them success)•他们一开始就把资金投到这象
公司，结>果这一冒险获得了成功。
gam-bling
Onw /'gaembliri/
noun [U] the activity of playing games of chance for money and of
betting on horses，etc.赌博；打赌；赌钱：heavy gambling debts沉重的赌债
gam-bol /'gaembl/ verb (-
羊羔
game tH* /geim/ noun, adj.
m noun
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ACTIVITY/SPORT 活动；体 运动 1
[C] an activity or a
sport
with rules in which people or teams compete against each other (有规则的）畲戏，运动，比赛项目：
card
games 纸牌游戏◊ board games 棋类游戏◊ a game
o/chance/sfciH靠运气决定胜负/驾技巧取胜的游戏◊ baH games,
such as /ootbaH or tennis 诸如足球或网球
等球类运动◊ We’re going to the baH game
(=baseball game).我们要去看棒球比赛。一see also war
game 2 [C] an occasion of playing a game (一 项）游戏，运‘，比赛：to ptoy a game 〇/ chess下国际
象棋◊ Saturday’s League game against
运动有助于防止身体受伤，并能提高比赛技巧。
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SPORTS 体育运动 4 games [pi.] (oW-/fl5/?/b/?ec/，8r£) sport as a lesson
or an activity at school .(学校的）体育课，
体育活动：Z aiways hated games
at schooZ.我念名的时 候一；i不喜欢仔声活动。5 games [pi.] a larg^
organized sports event 运动会：the Olympic Games
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PART OF SPORTS MATCH 体育比赛的部分 6 [C] a section of some
games, such as tennis, which
forms a unit in scoring (网球等比赛的）一局，一场：two games aH (=both players have won two games)各贏两局
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CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY 儿童活动 7
[C] a childrens activity when they play with toys, pretend to be sb else, etc.儿 童游戏：a game cops and
robbers警察抓强S的游戏 o note at interest
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FUN.娱乐 8 [C] an activity that
you do to have fun 娱
.乐；消遣；玩耍：He mis playing gdmes
wft/i the dog.
4也在逗着鈿玩〇 note at interest
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ACTIVITY，BUSINESS 活动；行业 9
[C] a type of activity or business 行当；行业；扣、业：How Zong have you been
.fn this game?你干这行g多长时间了？ ◊
the game 〇/ poHrics 政治?◊
J’m new to this game myseZ/ 我本乂
对这个不熟悉。◊ Getririg dirty
was aH part 〇/the game to the
fcids.对孩子来说弄脏差很芷常的事。一see also
WAITING
GAME
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SECRET PLAN 秘密计划 10
[C] (/n/o/7mi/) a secret and clever plan;' a trick 诡计；策 ;花招：So that’s his game (= now I know
what he has been planning)•.原来
这就是他的鬼把戏。
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WILD ANIMALS/BIRDS 野生鸟兽 11 [U] wild animals or birds that people hunt
for sport or food 猎物；野禽；野 味一picture o page R28 一 see
also big game, fair
GAME
ITiTiBl be a 'game to not be considered
to be serious 不 当一回事；当儿戏；闹着玩：for her the w/ioie
project vvasjustagame.对她来说，整个计划不过是场而
已。be on the ’game (8rf，s/fl/7g) to be a prostitute 卖淫；当‘野鸡” the game is 'up (8/€，said
I
837
to
sb who has done sth wrong, when they are caught and the crime or trick has been
discovered (对做坏事 被抓或罪行败露者说的话）戏该收场了，别再演戏了
game 'on [informal) used after sth has
happened that makes it clear that a contest is not yet decided and anyone could
still win (赛场局势发生去化后表明 >
胜负 难料：We were Zodng 2-0 with
ten minutes to go, and then we scored. Jt was game on/离终场还有十分钟，我
们以0:2落后，随后我们进球了。.谁输谁贏还说不定呢！
give the game away to tell a secret,
especially by accident; to show sth that should be kept hidden 露；露馅；露马脚 the only game in ‘town (/n/omw/) the most
important thing of a particular type, or the only thing that is available 同类中最重要的唯一
的逢择 play the ’game to beliave in a fair
and honest way ▲事公道；为人诚卖 play sb，s game to do sth which helps sb else’s plans, especially by
accident， when you did not
intend to help them (:无意中）促成 某人的计划 play (s川y) 'games'(with sb) not to treat a
situation seriously, especially in order to cheat sb (与 某人）耍花招，玩鬼免戏：Don’t si’Hy games m’th
me; J fcmnv you did it.别跟我兜圈子，我知道是你千的。
'two can play
at that game {saying) used to tell sb who has played a trick on
you that you can do the same thing to them (表示也各对方耍的花招）这一套你
会我也会 what’s sb’s/your ’game? (8rf, /n/orwfl/) used
to ask why sb is behaving as they are 想干弁么；S 么啦 — more at beat
v., cat, fun /?., mug n., name n., NUMBER n., RULE n., WORTH adj. madj. ~ (for sth/to do sth) ready and willing to
do sth new, difficult or dangerous甘愿尝试；有冒险精神：
She’s
game/or anything•她什么事都敢试。_◊ We need a volunteer for this exercise. Whofs game to try?
有人自告奋勇来做这个练习，谁愿意来试试？
'game
bird noun a
bird that people hunt for sport or food可f猎的鸟
'game
fish noun [C,
U] (pi. 'game
fish) a
fish which is caught for sport and is aiso eaten 供垂钓的鱼 game-keep-er /'geimki:pa(r)/ noun a person whose job is
to take care of and breed wild animals and birds that are kept on private land
in order to be hunted (私有 猎场的）猎物看守人see POACHER game.lan /'gaemalaen/ noun a traditional group of
Indonesian musicians, playing instruments such as XYLOPHONES and GONGS佳美兰（以木琴、大吊锣等乐
器为主的印度尼西亚传统乐队）
game-ly /'geimli/ adv. in a way that seems
brave, although a lot ot effort is involved 勇宁承担地：She tried gameiy to
Irtish the race.她试图顽强地去跑完
比赛。
■game misconduct now/? (in ice hockey 冰上曲棍球）a situation in which a
player is not allowed to continue the game as a punishment, but can be replaced
by another player 被罚下场
’game
plan r?ow/?
a plan for success in the future, especially in sport, politics or business (尤指体 育运动 、政 治或商业方面的）行动计划，:方案，对策 game-play /'geimplei/ noun [U] the features of a
computer game, such as its story or the way it is played, rather than the
images or sounds it uses 电脑游 戏设置（指 i游戏的核心内容和玩法等，而非画面或音效）
,game 'point /7〇w/? (especially in tennis 尤指网球）a point that, if won
by a player, will win them the game(6)( —局的）决胜分；局点
gamer /'geima(r)/ noun (informal) 1 a
person who likes playing computer games参家（喜欢^电脑游戏的人） 2 (in sports 体育运动）a player who is
enthusi
astic
and works hard 坚毅的 运动员 'game reserve (also 'game park) (both 8r£) [NAmE 'game
preserve) noun a large area of land where wild animals
can live in safety禁猎运；野生动物保护区
'game show noun a television programme
in which people play games or answer questions to win prizes (电视）游戏表演，竞赛节目
games-man-ship /'geimzmanj'ip/ noun [U] the ability to win
games by making your opponent less confident