| 单词 | auction pool |
| 释义 | > as lemmasauction pool a. The collective stakes bet on the competitors in a contest, the proceeds being divided among the backers of the winner; a transaction in which such stakes are laid. Also (more fully auction pool): an auction or lottery in which stakes are sold for a contest (esp. a horse race); the total sum raised by this auction, divided among the backers of the winner. to scoop the pool: see scoop v.1 5a.Recorded earliest in compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > stake > collective pool1868 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > stake > in horse or dog racing > auction pool auction pool1913 1868 N.Y. Herald 3 July 10/1 Let us take a glance at the pool stand before the races begin. 1874 ‘M. Twain’ Sketches New & Old 310 No pools permitted on the run of the comet—no gambling of any kind. 1881 Standard 7 Sept. 5/2 That the accounts of their horseracing should sometimes puzzle English readers by the mention of ‘pools’ and ‘Paris mutuals’ is possible. 1913 A. Bennett Regent ii. x. 311 The Lithuania was lagging... Every day, in the auction-pool on the ship's run, it was the holder of the lower field that pocketed the money. 1928 Daily Mail 7 Aug. 12/5 Stewards are stationed at different points to give weary travellers a welcome lift and prevent them from getting off the beaten track and missing the auction pool. 1949 Radio Times 15 July 6/1 Wilfred acts as auctioneer on board the ‘Queen Mary’ during the pool on the ship's daily run. 1966 Times 15 Oct. 5/2 Anyone gifted with sufficient foresight to name all six winners today will deserve to win the pool. 1973 Irish Times 2 Mar. 2/6 The unexpected victory of Game Sauce in the second division scuttled jackpot hunters and the pool of £1,027 goes forward to Naas tomorrow. 1993 Ski Surv. Feb. 49/4 Super G..had a pool of only £14,000, which barely represents the risks of this discipline. < as lemmas |
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