學(xué)個詞 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，拉斯維加斯賭場在中國新年掛出了大紅燈籠歡迎他們。

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