学个词Learn a Word 第395期 High-rolling

今天我们要学的词是high-rolling。 High-rolling, 是指生活奢侈、舍得花钱。那么，high-roller, 当然就是舍得花钱的人了。如果是赌博，那就是下大赌注的豪客。"The Las Vegas casino industry has long rolled out the red lanterns for high-rolling Asian gamblers on Chinese New Year," 为了吸引亚洲赌客，拉斯维加斯赌场在中国新年挂出了大红灯笼欢迎他们。

这些人一掷千金，当然受到赌场的优待，但有专家说："More than half of Nevada's gambling¹ income comes from slot machines. The high rollers are not the main source of its gambling revenue," 原来内华达州赌博业的收入大多数来自我们这些普通人，包括那些每次投1毛或两毛五分钱玩老虎角子机的客人...

 

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n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。