casino
casino — noun
1. a building where people risk money on games such as roulette, blackjack, or slot
a building where people risk money on games such as roulette, blackjack, or slot machines, hoping to win more money than they started with
Theo and his friends went to a casino in Macau for the weekend.
collocation: go to a casino
The new casino on the waterfront has a restaurant and a live music stage.
casino + prepositional phrase for location details
Aiko won two hundred dollars at the casino but did not return the next night.
Many casinos now offer poker tournaments and slot machines under one roof.
- gambling house
more formal and less common; sounds dated in everyday speech
- gaming hall
euphemistic term used in some official contexts
- gambling den
informal and negative, suggesting an illegal or secret establishment
文法句型
casino + is/are
at/in a casino
casino + noun (casino floor, casino owner)
用法筆記
Often used in the pattern 'at a casino' (location) or 'in a casino' (inside the building). The word is a countable noun: one casino, two casinos.
常見錯誤
2. a card game, typically for two to four players, where points are earned by takin
a card game, typically for two to four players, where points are earned by taking cards from the table after matching them by number or suit with cards held in hand
Ravi taught his younger sister how to play casino during the summer holidays.
pattern: teach + person + how to play + casino
Beatriz studied the cards on the table and placed a seven of hearts over her opponent's seven of clubs.
concrete move: match a hand card with a table card
Tomás swept the last cards off the table with a grin, knowing he had won the game of casino.
Leila learned casino from her grandfather, who played it as a child in Italy.
- casino (card game)
the full name used to distinguish it from the venue sense
文法句型
play casino
game of casino
casino + verb (takes, requires)
用法筆記
When referring to the card game, casino is uncountable (play casino, not *play a casino). This sense is much less common than the gambling-venue sense and is mainly encountered among card-game enthusiasts.