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1 away
/ə'wei/ * phó từ - xa, xa cách, rời xa, xa ra, đi (xa) =away from home+ xa nhà =to stand away from the rest+ đứng cách xa những người khác =to fly away+ bay đi =to go away+ rời đi, đi khỏi, đi xa =to throw away+ ném đi; ném ra xa =away with you!+ cút đi! ra chỗ khác! - biến đi, mất đi, hết đi =to boil away+ sôi cạn đi =to gamble away all one's money+ cờ bạc hết sạch cả tiền của =to make away with oneself+ tự tử =to do away with somebody+ khử ai đi =to pass away+ chết =to food away one's time+ lãng phí hết thời gian vào những việc làm nhảm, tầm phào - không ngừng liên tục =to work (peg) away for six hours+ làm việc liên tục trong sáu tiếng liền - không chậm trễ, ngay lập tức =speak away!+ nói (ngay) đi! =right away+ ngay thức thì !away back - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) từ cách đây đã lâu !away off - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) xa lắc xa lơ !away with it! - vứt nó đi!; tống khứ nó đi! !far and away - bỏ xa, hơn hẳn, không thể so sánh được - tất nhiên, dĩ nhiên, chắc chắn, không nghi ngờ gì nữa =who's the best shot? - Mr. Smith, far and away+ ai bàn giỏi nhất? tất nhiên là ông Xmít chứ còn ai nữa !out and away - (xem) out -
2 gamble
/'gæmbl/ * danh từ - cuộc đánh bạc, cuộc may rủi - việc mạo hiểm được ăn cả ngã về không; việc làm liều mưu đồ ăn to (đầu cơ buôn bán...) * động từ - đánh bạc - đầu cơ (ở thị trường chứng khoán) - (nghĩa bóng) liều làm một công việc gì !to gamble away one's fortune - thua bạc khánh kiệt
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gamble away — ˌgamble a ˈway [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they gamble away he/she/it gambles away present participle gambling away past tense gambled away … Useful english dictionary
gamble away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms gamble away : present tense I/you/we/they gamble away he/she/it gambles away present participle gambling away past tense gambled away past participle gambled away to lose all of an amount of money by gambling … English dictionary
gamble — [gam′bəl] vi. gambled, gambling [prob. back form. < obs. gamler, a gambler < gamel, to play (altered < ME gamen, to play < game, GAME1) + ER: akin to Ger dial. gammeln, to sport, make merry] 1. to play games of chance for money or… … English World dictionary
gamble — gam|ble1 [ˈgæmbəl] v [I and T] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: game] 1.) to risk money or possessions on the result of something such as a card game or a race, when you do not know for certain what the result will be →↑bet ▪ Their religion forbids them … Dictionary of contemporary English
gamble — I UK [ˈɡæmb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms gamble : present tense I/you/we/they gamble he/she/it gambles present participle gambling past tense gambled past participle gambled * 1) to risk money or something valuable in the… … English dictionary
gamble — [c]/ˈgæmbəl / (say gambuhl) verb (gambled, gambling) –verb (i) 1. to play at any game of chance for stakes. 2. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance. 3. to act on favourable hopes or assessment …
Gamble — Gamble, v. t. To lose or squander by gaming; usually with away. Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates. Ames. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gamble something away — ˌgamble sthaˈway derived to lose sth such as money, possessions, etc. by gambling • Every weekend he drinks and gambles away his earnings. Main entry: ↑gamblederived … Useful english dictionary
gamble — 1 verb 1 (I) to risk money or possessions on the result of something uncertain, such as a card game, a race or a horse: We re forbidden to drink or gamble. | gamble on sth: Jack loves gambling on the horses. | gamble heavily (=gamble often, using … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gamble — [[t]gæ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] gambles, gambling, gambled 1) N COUNT A gamble is a risky action or decision that you take in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people. Yesterday, he named his cabinet and took a big gamble in the… … English dictionary
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