| 单词 | wager |
| 释义 | wager (weɪdʒəʳ ) Word forms: wagers , wagering , wagered 1. verb If you wager on the result of a horse race, football match, 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. [journalism] Just because people wagered on the Yankees did not mean that they liked them. [VERB + on] He never wagered money on games involving his own team. [VERB noun + on] Wager is also a noun. There have been various wagers on certain candidates since the Bishop announced his retirement. [+ on] 2. verb If you say that you will wager that something is the case, you mean you are confident that it is the case. She was willing to wager that he didn't own the apartment he lived in. [VERB that] I'll wager she'll still make the same impact when she's 70. [VERB that] Translations: Chinese: 下赌注 Japanese: 賭ける |
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