Qcan take a joke /кэп teik а Язэик/
especially spoken to be able to laugh and not get angry when other people make jokes about you or do something that makes you look stupid: I hope he can take a joke - have you seen what they've done to his car?
FUTURE
if you want to know how to form the future, go to the essential grammar section 5
see also soon, time, past
the time after now
future /'fjuitjy/ [n singular] the time after now
the future She's finishing college soon, and she doesn't really have any plans for the future
of the future (=that will exist in the future) The car of the future may run on solar- powered batteries.
sb's future (=what will happen to someone in their job, their life etc) I had a meeting with the boss to discuss my future.
have a great future (=be likely to be very successful in the future) She's a very talented musician, and we think she has a great future.
a future leader/president/prime minister
etc (=someone who will be a leader/ president etc in the future) He is regarded by many as a future president. a future date/time formal We agreed to consider the matter again at a future date.
the outlook /6i 'aotlok/ [n singular] a general idea of what people expect to happen in the future, and whether they expect things to go well or badly: The economic outlook is better than it has been for several years. + for With drought conditions continuing, the outlook for farmers is not very good.
from rtow/fr9rri na(J/3X1 hour/10 years/ 2 weeks etc from now an hour, 10 years etc from the time when you are speaking: A couple of months from now, you'll probably have forgotten all about him. I
There may be no rainforest left in 30
years from now.
from now ОП /frsm ,nau 'on use this to
say that something will always happen in the future, starting from now From now on, I'm not letting anyone borrow my car. I From now on, you kids will have to make your own lunch.
В at some time in the future
in the future/1" 'fjuaJV/ at some time in the future, but you do not know exactly when. Global warming could become a major problem in the future. in the near future (=soon) The new software will be available in the UK in the near future.
some time / -SAm 'taim/ at some time in the future, which has not been arranged yet: Come over and see us some time. I Would you like to go out for a meal
some time next week?
one day/some day WAn dei, SAm
dei/ at some time in the future, especially a long time from now: Perhaps one day we could all go to London together, t She always knew that some day he would leave her.
then [QGM at a time in the future, which you have just mentioned: Wait until I've finished my homework, then we'll take the dog for a walk. until then Schoo/ starts in September, and until then I'll be staying with friends.
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GAMBLING
GAMBLING
when you try to win money by guessing the result of a race, competition etc
ИМ_ _ LOSt
N /
win
see also
RESULT J
to gamble
gambling /gaemblii]/ [n U] when you try to win money, for example by playing cards or guessing which horse will win a race: Js gambling legal here? I The TV star admitted he was addicted to drugs and gambling. I \Me aim to give help and advice to people with gambling problems.
gamble /'gsemtol/ [i> I/Г] to try to win
money, for example by playing cards or guessing which horse will win a race: Eddie loved to gamble, and would spend most evenings at the roulette table. gamble away sth/gamble sth away (=waste a lot of money by gambling) Roger gambled away all his money in a Las Vegas casino. 1 She inherited
$50,000 but gambled it away.
bet/have a bet /bet, ,h®v э 'bet/ [v I] to try to win money by guessing who will win a race or game: I don't bet very often. bet on sth/have a bet on sth (=gamb!e money on the result of a race or game) We usually haue a bet on the Grand Prix. bet Ј10/$100 etc on sth He bet $1000 on a horse race last week.
put Ј10/$20 etc on sth /put (£10, etc)
on (sth)/ to gamble £10, $20 etc on the horse or team that you think will win a race or competition: I put $20 on the Cowboys to win.
put a bet on sth (=gamble on a horse, game etc) I think I'll put a bet on the next race.
someone who gambles
gambler /'gaembbV [n C] someone who gambles, especially someone who gambles a lot and cannot stop: Jack was a great drinker and gambler.
В ways of gambling
go to a casino /,дэо tu э ka'simau/ to go
to a place where people try to win money by playing card games or games like roulette (=a game in which a ball falls into a hole with a number on it) Did you go to the casino while you were in Monte Carlo?
do the lottery British play the lottery american /,du: 5э 'btari, ,plei дэ
'lotariJI-'Ia:-/ to buy a ticket with numbers on it, so that you will win a lot of money if your numbers are chosen: Thousands of people do the lottery every week.
go to the races ;,дэо te Зэ 'reis^zy to go
to watch horses racing, and often try to win money by guessing which one will win
play cards/poker/roulette piei
'ka:rdz, 'рэокэг, rui'let/ to play a game in order to try to win money.- Miles and his friends used to sit up all night, drinking and playing poker.
lose money ОП Sth /lu:z тлт on (sth)/ to lose money by not guessing correctly the result of a game, race, or competition: He claims that he lost all his money on a dice game.
win money on sth /Win nuni on (sth)/
sport