He was notorious as a gambler.是什么意思？

He was notorious as a gambler.

他是臭名昭著的赌徒。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

notorious

adj. 臭名昭著的，臭名远扬的，声名狼藉的，恶名昭著；

例句
The Hell's Angels were once the most notorious and anarchistic of motorbike gangs.
“地狱天使”曾是飞车党中最臭名昭著和无法无天的一伙。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

gambler

n. 赌徒，投机商人；

例句
He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.
他嗜赌成癖，常常债台高筑。