gamble

賭け、冒険

よい結果を期待して行う、失敗の危険がある行動や決断。

やさしい英語で： A risky action or decision that could bring a good result.

• Starting a business was a gamble.
• Her gamble paid off when sales increased.
• Would moving abroad be too big a gamble?

使い方： a gamble on something (The investment was a gamble on future demand.)

類義語： risk

よく使う表現： take a gamble, big gamble

賭け

お金を得ることを期待して行う賭け。

やさしい英語で： A bet made in the hope of winning money.

• I had a small gamble yesterday.
• His gamble on the race cost him twenty pounds.
• She enjoys an occasional gamble at the casino.

使い方： a gamble on something (He had a gamble on the football result.)

類義語： bet, wager

よく使う表現： a small gamble, gamble on horses

賭博をする、賭ける

もっとお金を得ようと、ゲームや出来事の結果にお金を賭ける。

やさしい英語で： To risk money on a game or event, hoping to win more.

• He likes to gamble at weekends.
• They gambled on horse races.
• Have you ever gambled in a casino?

使い方： gamble on something (She sometimes gambles on football matches.)

類義語： bet

よく使う表現： gamble on horses, gamble for money

賭ける、危険を冒す

よい結果を期待して、危険のあることをする。

やさしい英語で： To take a risk because you hope for a good result.

• We gambled on better weather.
• She gambled her career on the new company.
• Would you gamble with your family’s future?

使い方： gamble on something (They gambled on a rise in house prices.); gamble with something (You are gambling with your health.); gamble something on something (He gambled his savings on the project.)

類義語： take a risk

よく使う表現： gamble on success, gamble with something