释义 |
bet/bet/ v. & n.●v. (betting; past and past part. bet or betted) 1 intr. (foll. by on or against with reference to the outcome 用于结果时常后跟 on 或 against) risk a sum of money etc. against another's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event (esp. the result of a race, game, etc., or the outcome in a game of chance) (尤指以比赛、运动等或靠运气决定胜负的游戏,用一定数量的钱等)打赌 2 tr. risk (an amount) on such an outcome or result 用(金额)打赌 bet £ 10 on a horse 把 10 英镑下赌在一匹马上 3 tr. risk a sum of money against (a person) 与(某人)赌钱 4 tr. colloq. feel sure [口]敢说,断定 bet they've forgotten it 肯定他们忘记了 ●n. 1 the act of betting 赌,打赌 make a bet 打赌 2 the money etc. staked (钱等的)赌金,赌注 put a bet on 下赌注于… 3 colloq. an opinion, esp. a quickly formed or spontaneous one [口] (尤指快速作出的)意见 my bet is that he won't come 我认定他不会来 4 colloq. a choice or course of action [口]选择;行动方针 she's our best bet 她是我们当中最适合的人 □ you bet colloq. you may be sure [口]千真万确 [16th c.: perhaps a shortened form of ABET] |