| 单词 | bet |
| 释义 | bet (bet ) Word forms: bets , betting language note: The form bet is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. 1. verb B2 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. [VERB + on] I bet £10 on a horse called Premonition. [V amount + on] He bet them £500 they would lose. [V n amount] Synonyms: gamble, chance, stake, venture Bet is also a noun. Do you always have a bet on the Grand National? [+ on] betting uncountable noun B2 ...his thousand-pound fine for illegal betting. ...betting shops. 2. countable noun 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. 3. verb [only cont] If someone is betting that something will happen, they are hoping or expecting that it will happen. [journalism] The party is betting that the presidential race will turn into a battle for younger voters. [VERB that] People were betting on a further easing of credit conditions. [VERB + on] 4. See also betting 5. I bet/I'll bet/you can bet phrase B1 You use expressions such as 'I bet', 'I'll bet', and 'you can bet' to indicate that you are sure something is true. [informal] I bet you were good at games when you were at school. I bet you anything you like he's a pimp. I'll bet they'll taste out of this world. You can bet she will be there. 6. a good bet phrase 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. [informal] Textiles are a good bet for a country bent on industrialisation. Your best bet is to choose a guest house. 7. a good bet/a safe bet phrase 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. [informal] It is a safe bet that the current owners will not sell. 8. hedge your bets phrase 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. 9. I bet/I'll bet phrase 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. [informal, spoken, feelings] 'I'd like to ask you something,' I said. 'I bet you would,' she grinned. [PHRASE that] 10. my bet is/it's my bet that phrase 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. [informal] My bet is that next year will be different. It's my bet that he's the guy behind this killing. 11. don't bet on sth/I wouldn't bet on sth phrase 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. [informal, spoken] 'We'll never get a table in there.'—'Don't bet on it.' 12. do you want to bet?/want a bet? convention 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. [informal, spoken] 'Money can't buy happiness.'—'Want to bet?.' 13. you bet phrase You use 'You bet' or 'you bet your life' to say yes in an emphatic way or to emphasize a reply or statement. [informal, spoken, emphasis] 'It's settled, then?'—'You bet.' 'Are you afraid of snakes?'—'You bet your life I'm afraid of snakes.' Idioms: you can bet your bottom dollar said to emphasize that you are absolutely certain that something will happen or that something is true A police insider was quoted as saying of the crime: `You can bet your bottom dollar Sinclair was involved.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a good bet or a safe bet a sensible or useful thing to do When you're unfamiliar with your guests' likes and dislikes, poultry is a safe bet for the main course. If you really want to keep your home safe from robbery, your best bet is still to buy a burglar alarm. something that is very likely to happen or someone who is very likely to do something But they will not enjoy reading this book; it is a safe bet that few will read more than 100 pages. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bet the ranch [US] to spend all the money that you have in order to achieve something, and risk losing it if you fail We thought that if we could do it, it would give us an important lead over our competition in future years. We've taken risks before and so we bet the ranch. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: better bet But nuclear power is a better bet than anything else we have. Fire and Ice - the Greenhouse Effect, Ozone Depletion, and Nuclear Winter (1990) If it was a larger cruiser then diesel was the better bet. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The stars' likable performances make this flimsy romcom a better bet than you might imagine. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The implication is that they are a better bet that the average unmarried man. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It's an awfully big bet. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The company is also taking a big bet on cloud computing. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The distributor's next big bet is on data. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This month the biggest bet in town is being made away from the slot machines and roulette wheels. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Translations: Chinese: 赌, 赌 Japanese: 賭け, 賭ける |
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