學(xué)個(gè)詞 Learn A Word:395 high-rolling

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今天我們要學(xué)的詞是high-rolling。 High-rolling, 是指生活奢侈、舍得花錢。那么，high-roller, 當(dāng)然就是舍得花錢的人了。如果是賭博，那就是下大賭注的豪客。"The Las Vegas casino industry has long rolled out the red lanterns for high-rolling Asian gamblers on Chinese New Year," 為了吸引亞洲賭客，拉斯維加斯賭場(chǎng)在中國(guó)新年掛出了大紅燈籠歡迎他們。

這些人一擲千金，當(dāng)然受到賭場(chǎng)的優(yōu)待，但有專家說(shuō)："More than half of Nevada's gambling income comes from slot machines. The high rollers are not the main source of its gambling revenue," 原來(lái)內(nèi)華達(dá)州賭博業(yè)的收入大多數(shù)來(lái)自我們這些普通人，包括那些每次投1毛或兩毛五分錢玩老虎角子機(jī)的客人...