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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

孤注一掷 [gūzhùyízhì]
  1. 1. put all one’s eggs in one basket
    他从不做孤注一掷的事。
    He never puts all his eggs in one basket.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

孤注一掷 [gūzhùyízhì]
  1. 1. stake all on a single throw; risk everything on a single venture; put all one's eggs in one basket

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

孤注一掷 [gūzhùyízhì]
  1. 1. 把所有的钱一次投作赌注以求侥幸获胜。比喻在危急时刻投入全部力量冒险行事。

Examples

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She had to made a desperate attempt to leave her husband so she left under the cover of night.
她只能孤注一掷,离开她的丈夫,所以她趁着夜色跑了。
A desperate soldier will fight to the death.
一个孤注一掷的士兵会战斗到底。
He made a last desperate attempt to sway back the vote.
他做了最后的孤注一掷的努力,以期赢回选举。
We are now crossing the Rubicon.
现在我们是孤注一掷了。
We should diversify our funds and not have all of our eggs in one basket.
我们应该用我们的资金做多样化投资,而不是集中财力孤注一掷
Now they are afraid of putting all their eggs in one basket again.
现在他们不敢再次孤注一掷了。

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