Verb Master 動詞達人

【活動動詞】Game

美國影集紙牌屋(House of Cards)，國會大黨鞭Francis，利用各種權謀，板倒政敵，最後成為美國總統，卻不需要一張選票，他說：
The system is very easy to game. Democracy is so overrated.
(體制是很容易被玩弄的，民主制度太被高估了)

Game something，玩弄、操縱：
to game the system (玩弄體制)
to game the market (操縱市場)

【活動動詞】Gamble

「今天就要改變人生，不要賭自己的未來會更好」
Change your life today. Don't game on your future.
- Simone de Beauvoir

Gamble on A，賭A會贏
to gamble on horses (賭馬)
to gamble on yourself (賭自己贏)

Gamble B on A，以B為賭注來賭A
to gamble all money on the stock
(把全部家當都拿來玩股票)

Gamble away B，把B給輸光了
to gamble away all I have
(把我的錢都輸光了)

【活動動詞】Trick

Trick (詭計)，動詞「欺騙」

Trick someone out of something
She tricked me out of $100,000.
(她騙了我十萬塊)

Trick someone into doing something
She tricked me into buying her a LV bag.
(她忽悠我買LV包給她)

Trick one’s way into something
She tricked her way into my house.
(她耍詭計進我家裡)