英语词汇“to raise the ante”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

figurative. to raise (also up) the ante: (a) to increase the amount paid in advance, to raise the price; (b) (in extended use) to increase what is at stake or under discussion.

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1843‘Raised’ the ‘ante’ [see sense 2].

1888 Zim's Sketches from Judge Mar. 20 Alas, what a sight met my eyes the next morning! The floor was mottled with evidences of a bad digestion and an uneasy conscience, I felt ashamed and concluded to raise the ante on this deal. I accordingly put a fifty-cent piece on the carpet near the scene of the conflict. Heretofore twenty-five cents had been my limit on such occasions.

1890 Harper's Mag. Feb. 428/2 I raised the ante, and sold three hundred papers at ten cents each.

1915 A. W. Dunn Gridiron Nights xiv. 132 The House rules were ‘revised’ to meet the characteristics of the coming Speaker. One declared that ‘the Speaker shall have power: to alter any of these rules; to suspend the writ of habeas corpus;..to declare war; to raise the ante’.

1927 G. H. Lorimer Let. 30 June in J. Cohn Creating Amer. (1989) 273 ‘Pioneer’ is just about high water mark for Post covers and on the strength of it we are going to raise the anti $250 per.

1942 Billboard 5 Sept. 55/1 Sauerwein has upped the ante of his contributions to Red Cross, USO and other worthy causes.

1952 Austin (Texas) Statesman 3 Nov. 11/4 Allies must call off..operations to hold the ridges, or raise the ante and win the war with a major operation.

1968 G. Vidal Myra Breckinridge xxiii. 102 Either he has paid me my share in full by April 1 or we up the ante.

1986 Telegraph (Sydney) (Nexis) 5 Nov. Mr Cain said he did not wish to make ‘gratuitous threats’ or ‘up the ante’ during the dispute [with nurses].

2008 C. Chandler Not Girl Next Door v. 122 Newton, truly in love, raises the ante. He will give her the part, with no implied commitments, except that if the show fails, she has to marry him.

单词	to raise the ante
释义	> as lemmas to raise (also up) the ante figurative. to raise (also up) the ante: (a) to increase the amount paid in advance, to raise the price; (b) (in extended use) to increase what is at stake or under discussion. ΚΠ 1843‘Raised’ the ‘ante’ [see sense 2]. 1888 Zim's Sketches from Judge Mar. 20 Alas, what a sight met my eyes the next morning! The floor was mottled with evidences of a bad digestion and an uneasy conscience, I felt ashamed and concluded to raise the ante on this deal. I accordingly put a fifty-cent piece on the carpet near the scene of the conflict. Heretofore twenty-five cents had been my limit on such occasions. 1890 Harper's Mag. Feb. 428/2 I raised the ante, and sold three hundred papers at ten cents each. 1915 A. W. Dunn Gridiron Nights xiv. 132 The House rules were ‘revised’ to meet the characteristics of the coming Speaker. One declared that ‘the Speaker shall have power: to alter any of these rules; to suspend the writ of habeas corpus;..to declare war; to raise the ante’. 1927 G. H. Lorimer Let. 30 June in J. Cohn Creating Amer. (1989) 273 ‘Pioneer’ is just about high water mark for Post covers and on the strength of it we are going to raise the anti $250 per. 1942 Billboard 5 Sept. 55/1 Sauerwein has upped the ante of his contributions to Red Cross, USO and other worthy causes. 1952 Austin (Texas) Statesman 3 Nov. 11/4 Allies must call off..operations to hold the ridges, or raise the ante and win the war with a major operation. 1968 G. Vidal Myra Breckinridge xxiii. 102 Either he has paid me my share in full by April 1 or we up the ante. 1986 Telegraph (Sydney) (Nexis) 5 Nov. Mr Cain said he did not wish to make ‘gratuitous threats’ or ‘up the ante’ during the dispute [with nurses]. 2008 C. Chandler Not Girl Next Door v. 122 Newton, truly in love, raises the ante. He will give her the part, with no implied commitments, except that if the show fails, she has to marry him. extracted from anten.² < as lemmas
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