gambling RtJfc gamble on sth/on
doing sth to
take a risk with sth,
hoping that you will be successful He gambled on being able to buy a ticket
at the last minute,
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 ; fTUt; 1IP&: She knew she was taking a gamble but decided
it was worth it. W
fS M
iA A If iA A 110 0 They invested money in the company right
at the start and the gamble paid off (= brought them
success). Ml—
gam
bling On /'gaemblirj/ noun [U] the activity of playing games of
chance for money and of betting on horses, etc. it tf ; fl it; it
$1: heavy gambling debts ftiJr$J it
ft
gam bol /'gaembl/ verb (-
4m
game 0"w /geim/ noun,
adj.
a noun
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ACTIVITY/SPORT iVj Ijj ; ft
ft is rft 1 [C] an activity or a
sport with rules in which
people or teams compete against each other ( iisft,
tk^TO:
card games O board games o a game
of chance/skill o
ball games, such as
football or tennis it #P J5L $ M ®
# ^
ii
%J 0 (NAmE) We’re going to the ball game
(= baseball game). d -1^ # # ££ tk ^ o — see also
war game 2 [C] an occasion of playing a game ( — M , is^J, tt #: to play a game
of chess
|i o Saturday’s League game
against
® PAW tk^ o Let’s
have a game of table tennis. ® i\] A tT-^/ A J41?
nE 0 o They’re in training
for the big game. fMlIE#
A3 [sing.] sb’s ~ the
way in which sb plays a game tkU ( )
Bff]
tkH ( ) fti5: Hendry raised his game
to collect the £40 000
first prize.
Hi®, ftdfSJT 4 0 Stretching exercises
can help you avoid injury
and improve your game. # M
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SPORTS 1A W is fth 4 games [pi.] (old-fashioned,
BrE) sport as a lesson or an activity at school (
W ?t§
stj: I
always hated games at school. 3ft; fS W Bf 5 games [pi.] a large
organized sports event iszjtj^-: the Olympic Games Eis^
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PART OF SPORTS MATCH ]£ # Iftfttf-}
APA 6
[C] a section of some games, such as tennis,
which forms a unit in scoring (
p«]$c#tkipW ) — M, — two games all (= both players have won
two games)
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CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY Jl >ji [,5 /lj 7 [C] a children’s activity when they play
with toys, pretend to be sb else, etc. JL M W7ft: a game of cops and robbers
o note at interest
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FUN M ft, 8 [C] an activity that
you do to have fun ft>‘, it; 5c
3A He was playing games with the dog. iteillf $)5Uo o note at
interest
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ACTIVITY, BUSINESS ; fj Ik 9 [C] a type of
activity or
business ; ffik;
4Rik: How long have you been in this game? ft] 7
? 0 the game of
politics in tS ?j) 0 I’m
new to this game myself. A A
0 Getting dirty was all
part of the game to the kids. » —see also
WAITING
GAME
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SECRET PLAN ffi if fti] 10 [C] (informal)
a secret and clever plan; a trick ij| if; M ; Jtffl :
So that’s his game (=
now I know what he has been planning). W.A
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WILD ANIMALS/BIRDS if A % &
11
[U] wild animals or birds that people hunt for sport or food if^; if
—
picture o page R28 — see also big game, fair
GAME
r»m be a 'game to not be considered
to be serious A
^ — [el A; ft
JL7ft; ft] fr Tin: For her the whole
project was just a game. M Ait fti| JLTft®
Bo
be
on the 'game (BrE, slang) to be a prostitute AM; ^ ”if IM," the game is 'up (BrE, informal) said
to sb who has done sth
wrong, when they are caught and the crime or trick has been discovered (
Tt'fefefFV
mmm&T
game 'on (informal) used after sth
has happened that makes it clear that a contest is not yet decided and anyone
could still win (
14:
We were losing 2-0 with ten minutes to go, and then we scored. It was game
on! ^
fHA 0:2 gtJsHcd^To
give the game away to tell a secret,
especially by accident; to show sth that should be kept hidden A ft M M’, Mtfi; the only game in 'town (informal)
the most important thing
of a particular type, or the only thing that is available IJt —
play the 'game to behave in a fair
and honest way 1; play sb’s 'game to do sth
which helps sb else’s
plans, especially by accident, when you did not intend to help them ( ft
^4* ) AfrHt#J play (silly) 'games (with sb)
not
to treat a situation seriously, especially in order to cheat sb ( ftj ^A)^fSfS, Don’t
play silly games with
me; I know you did it.
SmmftmT,
'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 ( ifSfS )
what’s sb’s/your 'game? (BrE, informal) used to ask why sb is
behaving as they are A; ^ '&
1®
—
more at beat v.,
cat, fun /?., mug n.,
name n., NUMBER n.,
RULE n., WORTH adj.
m adj. ~ (for sth/to do sth) ready and willing to do sth new, difficult
or dangerous fit iit;
She’s game for anything. OWe need a
volunteer for this exercise.
Who’s game to try? f£Clf!lc
'game
bird noun a bird that people hunt for sport or food
'game
fish noun [C, U] (pi. 'game
fish) a
fish which is caught for sport and is also eaten
game keep er /'geimki:p0(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 ( TA W IT»TO1 see poacher
game-lan /'gaemalaen/ noun a
traditional group of Indonesian musicians, playing instruments such as xylophones and gongs
game ly /'geimli/ adv. in a way that
seems brave, although a lot of effort is involved M A fi ffe : She
tried gamely to finish the race.
tk^o
'game
misconduct noun (in ice hockey a
situation in which a player is
not allowed to continue the game as a punishment, but can be replaced by
another player ^
'game
plan noun a plan for success in the future, especially
in sport, politics or business ( 5ft
)ffz&m.**,
mm
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
.game 'point noun (especially in tennis Jt faN^) a point that, if won by
a player, will win them the game(6)
( —M&tJ
gamer /'geima(r)/ noun (informal) 1 a person who likes playing computer games
5c M ( A )
2 (NAmE) (in sports W
'game
reserve (also
'game park) (both BrE) (NAmE
'game preserve) noun a large area of land
where wild animals can live in safety
'game
show noun a television programme in which people
play games or answer questions to win prizes
games man ship /'geimzmanjip/ noun
[U] the ability to win games by making your opponent less confident