wager和gamble的区别

wager更多指的是对于不确定性的押注那样的赌，而gamble指面对重大不确定性的冒险。

As nouns the difference between wager and gamble

is that wager is something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge or wager can be agent noun of wage; one who wages while gamble is a significant risk, undertaken with a potential gain.

As verbs the difference between wager and gamble

is that wager is to bet something; to put it up as collateral while gamble is to take a risk, with the potential of a positive outcome.