wager
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you wager on the result of a horse race, baseball game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not. 下賭注[journalism]
Just because people wagered on the Yankees did not mean that they liked them. 雖然人們在北方佬身上下賭注,但竝不意味著他們喜歡北方佬。
They wagered a lot of money on the race. 他們在這次賽跑上押了很多錢。
2. N-COUNT Wager is also a noun. 賭注; 打賭
There have been various wagers on certain candidates since the senator announced his retirement. 自從那位蓡議員宣佈引退之後,對某些候選人的打賭猜測紛紛出現。
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wager /ˈweɪdʒə/ (wagering,wagered,wagers)
剑桥词典
- an amount of money that you risk in the hope of winning more, by trying to guess something uncertain , or the agreement that you make to take this risk
賭注;打賭
She put a cash wager of £50 on the race . 她在賽馬會上下了50英鎊鈔票的賭注。
He tried to eat 50 hard-boiled eggs , for a wager. 他爲了打賭試圖喫下50個全熟的煮雞蛋。
同義詞
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