The form bet is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. bet 的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。
1 VERB 打赌;下注 If you bet on the result of a horse race, football 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. 打赌;下注
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Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races. [VERB + on]
职业赛马骑师禁止对赛马结果下注。
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I bet £10 on a horse called Premonition. [V amount + on]
我在一匹名叫“预兆”的赛马上下了10英镑的赌注。
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He bet them 500 pounds they would lose. [V n amount]
他和他们打赌500英镑说他们会输。
SYN gamble, chance, stake, venture
2 N-COUNT 赌注 A bet is a sum of money which you give to someone when you bet. 赌注
3 VERB [only cont] 希望;期待 If someone is betting that something will happen, they are hoping or expecting that it will happen. 希望;期待 [journalism]
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The party is betting that the presidential race will turn into a battle for younger voters. [VERB that]
该党期待这次总统竞选变成一场争取年轻一代选民的斗争。
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People were betting on a further easing of credit conditions. [VERB + on]
人们期待着贷款条件进一步放宽。
5 PHRASE 我敢说;我确信 You use expressions such as 'I bet', 'I'll bet', and 'you can bet' to indicate that you are sure something is true. 我敢说;我确信 [informal]
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I bet you were good at games when you were at school.
我敢说你上学时体育很棒。
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I bet you anything you like he's a pimp.
我敢打包票,他是个皮条客。
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I'll bet they'll taste out of this world.
我敢说此味只应天上有。
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You can bet she will be there.
你大可放心,她一定会去那里的。
6 PHRASE 十拿九稳的事;有望成功的行动;合适之选 If you tell someone that something is a good bet, you are suggesting that it is the thing or course of action that they should choose. 十拿九稳的事;有望成功的行动;合适之选 [informal]
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Textiles are a good bet for a country bent on industrialisation.
纺织业对于致力于工业化的国家来说是个比较稳妥的产业。
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Your best bet is to choose a guest house.
你最好选择一个小旅馆。
7 PHRASE 极有可能属实(或发生)的事 If you say that it is a good bet or a safe bet that something is true or will happen, you are saying that it is extremely likely to be true or to happen. 极有可能属实(或发生)的事 [informal]
8 PHRASE 两面下注;做两手准备 If you hedge your bets, you follow two courses of action to avoid making a decision between two things because you cannot decide which one is right. 两面下注;做两手准备
9 PHRASE (通常感到恼火或好笑时表示同意或认为属实)那是,说的是,一点没错 You use I bet or I'll bet in reply to a statement to show that you agree with it or that you expected it to be true, usually when you are annoyed or amused by it. (通常感到恼火或好笑时表示同意或认为属实)那是,说的是,一点没错 [informal, spoken, feelings]
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'I'd like to ask you something,' I said. — 'I bet you would,' she grinned. [PHRASE that]
“我想问你点事,”我说。—“我就知道你要问,”她笑道。
10 PHRASE 我敢说;我认为 You can use my bet is or it's my bet to give your personal opinion about something, when you are fairly sure that you are right. 我敢说;我认为 [informal]
11 PHRASE 不要认为;别指望;不一定 If you say don't bet on something or I wouldn't bet on something, you mean that you do not think that something is true or will happen. 不要认为;别指望;不一定 [informal, spoken]
12 CONVENTION (表示确信对方说的不对)敢打赌吗? If you reply 'Do you want to bet?' or 'Want a bet?' to someone, you mean you are certain that what they have said is wrong. (表示确信对方说的不对)敢打赌吗? [informal, spoken]
13 PHRASE 当然;一定;一点没错 You use 'You bet' or 'you bet your life' to say yes in an emphatic way or to emphasize a reply or statement. 当然;一定;一点没错 [informal, spoken, emphasis]
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'It's settled, then?' — 'You bet.'.
“那么,就这么定了?”—“定了。”
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'Are you afraid of snakes?' — 'You bet your life I'm afraid of snakes.'
“你怕蛇吗?”—“这还用问,我当然怕啦。”
Word Partnership | Use bet with: |
N. | bet money 1 |
VERB. | lose/win a bet, make a bet, place a bet 1 2 |
PREP. | bet against someone/something, bet on something 1 2 |
ADJ. | willing to bet 5 best bet, good bet, safe bet 6 7 |
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