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martingale/ˈmɑ:tiŋɡeil/n. 1 a strap, or set of straps, fastened at one end to the noseband or reins of a horse and at the other end to the girth, to prevent rearing etc. (防止马后腿站起等的)马颔缰 2 Naut. a rope for holding down the jib-boom 【海】艏斜桁撑杆支索 3 a gambling system of continually doubling the stakes in the hope of an eventual win that must yield a net profit (输后)加倍下注的赌法 [French, of uncertain origin] |