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| | an agreement in which you bet money on what will happen , or the amount of money that you bet 打赌；赌金；赌注 | have a bet on sb/sth He likes to have a bet on his home team, even though they always lose. 他喜欢把赌注下在主队身上，尽管他们总是输。 | | place/put/lay a bet on I placed my bet on red, and won. 我把赌注押在红色上，结果赢了。 | | take a bet (on sb/sth) They’ re taking bets on whether he’ ll marry her. 他们在打赌他是否会娶她。 | | winlose a bet He passed his driving test, so I won my bet. 他通过了驾驶考试，因此我打赌赢了。 | |
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| - | the/sb’ s best bet
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| the thing or action that gives the best chance of a successful result |
| 最好的办法 |
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| Our best bet would be to take the train. 我们最好是乘火车。 |
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| - | a good/safe bet
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| something that is likely to happen , or someone or something that is likely to be successful |
| 可能发生的事；可能成功的人（或事） |
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| +for Madrid is a good bet for hot weather at this time of year. 马德里每年的这个时候可能很热。 |
| +(that) It’ s a safe bet that the others won’ t make the same mistake. 其他人不可能犯同样的错误。 |
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| See also | | - hedge 2 | | - betting | |
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