- a stake put up by a player in poker or brag before receiving cards（扑克牌戏或勃莱格牌戏中发牌前下的）赌注。
(antes, anted, anteing)with obj.(ante something up)
1- put up an amount as an ante in poker or brag and similar games（牌戏）下赌注。
1.1
- N. Amer. informal pay an amount of money in advance〈北美, 非正式〉预先付款：
he anted up $925,000 of his own money.
他用自己的钱预付了925,000美元。
1.2
- no obj.
ante up
N. Amer. informal put up one's money; pay up〈北美, 非正式〉储存（钱款）; 付清（钱款）： the owners have to ante up if they want to attract the best talent.
企业主如果要吸引最优秀的人才就得付钱。
短语
up（或 raise）the ante
- increase what is at stake or under discussion, especially in a conflict or dispute（尤指冲突或争议中）加大赌注, 冒更大风险：
he decided to up the ante in the trade war.
他决定在贸易战中加大赌注。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Latin， literally 'before'.