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单词 wager
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wager
wdʒəʳ ˈweɪdʒər
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense wagers, present participle wagering, past tense , past participle wagered
1 VERB (赌注);打赌 If you wager on the result of a horse race, football match, 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. (赌注);打赌 [journalism]
  • Just because people wagered on the Yankees did not mean that they liked them. [VERB + on]

    人们将赌注下在扬基队上并不说明就喜欢他们。

  • Golfers had wagered a good deal of money on Nick Faldo winning the championship. [VERB noun + on]

    高尔夫球手投下重注赌尼克·法尔多夺冠。

SYN bet, chance, risk, stake
Wager is also a noun.
  • There have been various wagers on certain candidates since the Bishop announced his retirement.

    自从大主教宣布退职后,人们纷纷打赌猜测几位继任人选。

2 VERB (表示很确定)打赌,保证 If you say that you will wager that something is the case, you mean you are confident that it is the case. (表示很确定)打赌,保证
  • She was willing to wager that he didn't own the apartment he lived in. [VERB that]

    她愿意打赌他居住的公寓并不属于他。

  • I'll wager she'll still make the same impact when she's 70. [VERB that]

    我敢打赌,她就算到了70岁,影响力也会不减当年。

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