| 释义 |
‖ va banque Gambling.|va bɑ̃k|
[Fr., lit. ‘go bank’.]
In baccarat and chemin-de-fer, a bet against the whole of the banker's stake. (In quots., fig.) Cf. banco int.
1946A. J. P. Taylor Course of German Hist. ii. 38 Both dynasties desired the defeat of Napoleon; but the Hohenzollerns, having nothing more to lose, were ready to bid va banque—the Habsburgs were not. 1966Economist 12 Nov. 683/3 Disraeli..was an adventurer who played the great game va banque with a courage and effrontery that commanded, perhaps even deserved, success. |