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单词 wagering
释义
wagering
present participle ofwager
wager
verb
uk
/ˈweɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈweɪ.dʒɚ/
[IorT]
toriskmoneybyguessingtheresultof something:
More than $2billionwas wageredlegallyonsportsin Nevada in the last 12months.
He is soconfidentofvictoryhe has wageredonhimself.
[+ two objects,+,that]I'll wager you £5thatthey'll get there first.
[I,+ (,that,)]old-fashioned
used to say that you arecertainthat something istrueor willhappenin thefuture:
I'd wager(that)she'sinterestedin you.
Heregretsdoing that, I'll wager.
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(Definition ofwageringfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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wagering

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

To a heart moved by calculable interests alone, there would never be motive enough forwagering.
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Gaming andwageringhave a very long history.
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It is, however, an open question whether moderate hazard orwageringor gambling is, even in the smallest degree, immoral.
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Fortunately, the lottery portion of the gambling andwageringposition is really confined in a limited compass.
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During the next three centuries, the lottery was the form ofwageringwhich attracted most interest in this country.
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In law, allwageringcontracts are unenforceable.
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After the hands have been built, there is a round ofwagering.
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The terms playthrough and rollover are also used interchangeably when referring towageringrequirements.
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Maywood has conducted race meets withwageringsince 1946, the longest in the state's standardbred history.
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He travelled across the country on his motorbike, and as he was an experienced rider, he was able to feed himself through racing andwagering.
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For example, individual differences in risk aversion may lead to variations inwageringperformance even with the same underlying conscious phenomenology.
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A leading totalisator service provider with technological advancements in the pari-mutuelwageringindustry.
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This occurs when a significant amount ofwageringis placed within a short span of time, typically on a specific combination of outcomes.
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Freestate was the first track to allow pari-mutuelwageringon a harness race.
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In various returns the taxpayer had reported income from gambling orwagering.
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