casino
casino — 名詞
1. a building where people risk money on games such as roulette, blackjack, or slot
賭場
供人賭博、玩遊戲賺錢的地方
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.
Theo 和朋友週末去了澳門的一家賭場。
collocation: go to a casino
The new casino on the waterfront has a restaurant and a live music stage.
這家新開的賭場位於海濱，附設餐廳和現場音樂表演。
casino + prepositional phrase for location details
Aiko won two hundred dollars at the casino but did not return the next night.
Aiko 昨晚在賭場贏了兩百美元，但她決定隔天晚上不再回去。
Many casinos now offer poker tournaments and slot machines under one roof.
現在許多賭場同時提供撲克錦標賽和吃角子老虎機。
- 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
卡西諾紙牌
一種配對桌上牌的紙牌遊戲
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.
Ravi 在暑假期間教妹妹如何玩卡西諾紙牌。
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.
Beatriz 仔細看了桌上的牌，然後把手中的紅心七放在對手的梅花七上面。
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.
Tomás 滿臉笑容地收走桌上最後幾張牌，知道自己贏了這局卡西諾紙牌。
Leila learned casino from her grandfather, who played it as a child in Italy.
Leila 從她祖父那裡學會了卡西諾紙牌，祖父小時候在義大利就很愛玩。
- 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.