| 释义 |
ante/ˈænti/ n. & v.●n. 1 a stake put up by a player in poker etc. before receiving cards (扑克等在发牌之前所下的)赌注 2 (esp. in phr. 尤用于短语 up the ante) an amount to be paid in advance; a stake 需预先付出的款项；应摊的份子；赌注 ●v. tr. (antes, anted) 1 put up as an ante 下赌注 2a bet, stake 打赌 b (foll. by 后跟 up) pay 支付，付款 [Latin, = before] |