The gamble worked.

这次冒险成功了。

youdao

We took a gamble and it worked because you could see some players, who we haven’t seen so much of like Oxlade-Chamberlain and Coquelin, have done extremely well and that is positive for the future.

我们派出了一支新老结合的球队，这是一次赌博，但最后奏效了。 因为你可以很明显的发现像张伯伦、柯克林等平时不常见的小将们发挥出色，对于球队的未来而言是积极的。

youdao

It was a gamble, for although Irwin had worked in the antiques and interiors industry for years, first as an art handler at Christie's, then as a publicist within the business and a store manager, he had no actual design experience.

WSJ: Luke Irwin: The Country Weaver

It may have seemed like a gamble at the time to appoint a relative newcomer to the car business, but it has worked.

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