bet
n. 打賭,賭注; 預計
v. 打賭,下注; 希望; 敢說
If you bet on the result of a horse race, football game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not.
Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races...
職業賽馬騎師禁止對賽馬結果下注。
I bet £10 on a horse called Premonition...
我在一匹名叫“預兆”的賽馬上下了10英鎊的賭注。
A bet is a sum of money which you give to someone when you bet.
You can put a bet on almost anything these days.
如今幾乎可以對任何東西下賭注。
If someone is betting that something will happen, they are hoping or expecting that it will happen.
The party is betting that the presidential race will turn into a battle for younger voters...
該黨期待這次總統競選變成一場爭取年輕一代選民的鬥爭。
People were betting on a further easing of credit conditions.
人們期待著貸款條件進一步放寬。
You use expressions such as 'I bet', 'I'll bet', and 'you can bet' to indicate that you are sure something is true.
I bet you were good at games when you were at school...
我敢說你上學時體育很棒。
I bet you anything you like he's a pimp...
我敢打包票,他是個皮條客。
If you tell someone that something is a good bet, you are suggesting that it is the thing or course of action that they should choose.
Textiles are a good bet for a country bent on industrialisation...
紡織業對於致力於工業化的國家來說是個比較穩妥的產業。
Your best bet is to choose a guest house.
你最好選擇一個小旅館。
If you say that it is a good bet or a safe bet that something is true or will happen, you are saying that it is extremely likely to be true or to happen.
It is a safe bet that the current owners will not sell.
十有八九現在的業主不會出售。
If you hedge your bets, you follow two courses of action to avoid making a decision between two things because you cannot decide which one is right.
NASA is hedging its bets and adopting both strategies.
美國航空航天局做了兩手準備,兩套策略雙管齊下。
You use I bet or I'll bet in reply to a statement to show that you agree with it or that you expected it to be true, usually when you are annoyed or amused by it.
'I'd like to ask you something,' I said. — 'I bet you would,' she grinned.
“我想問你點事,”我說。——“我就知道你要問,”她笑道。
You can use my bet is or it's my bet to give your personal opinion about something, when you are fairly sure that you are right.
My bet is that next year will be different...
我敢說明年不會這樣。
It's my bet that he's the guy behind this killing.
我認為他就是這起兇殺案的幕後主使。
If you say don't bet on something or I wouldn't bet on something, you mean that you do not think that something is true or will happen.
'We'll never get a table in there' — 'Don't bet on it.'
“我們在那兒是訂不上座了。”——“那可不一定。”
If you reply 'Do you want to bet?' or 'Want a bet?' to someone, you mean you are certain that what they have said is wrong.
'Money can't buy happiness.' — 'Want to bet?'
“金錢買不到幸福。”——“敢打賭嗎?”
You use 'You bet' or 'you bet your life' to say yes in an emphatic way or to emphasize a reply or statement.
'It's settled, then?' — 'You bet.'...
“那麼,就這麼定了?”——“定了。”
'Are you afraid of snakes?' — 'You bet your life I'm afraid of snakes.'
“你怕蛇嗎?”——“這還用問,我當然怕啦。”
1. the money risked on a gamble
2. the act of gambling;
1. maintain with or as if with a bet;
2. stake on the outcome of an issue;
3. have faith or confidence in;
bet, gamble
這兩個動詞均含有"打賭,賭博"之意。
all bets are off
(非正式)世事難料
bet the farm
(北美,非正式)(在賭博、投資或風險事業上)孤注一擲;破釜沉舟
don't (或 wouldn't) bet on it
(非正式)這拿不準
want to bet?
(非正式)敢打賭嗎?(用於表示強烈不同意某種說法)
you bet
(非正式)你放心;當然,一定
you bet【非正式用語】
當然;的確
I'll bet my bottom dollar that the train will be late again.
我敢打賭,火車又將晚點了.
The public bet a lot of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated.
公眾為門杜薩下了一大筆賭注, 但是他被擊敗了.
I can bet my bottom dollar he won't have waited for us.
我可以打包票,他是絕不會等我們的.
When you have made a bad bet, it is best to hedge off.
如果你賭運不佳, 最好兩方下注,以免損失過高.
I bet they will not even find us a date , some matchmaking service.
有些婚姻介紹所,我打賭他們不會幫我們介紹物件.