英语词汇“wager”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of gamble

Definition

a bet or wager

My father-in-law likes a drink and the odd gamble.

Synonyms

bet,

flutter (informal),

punt (British),

wager

in the sense of hazard

Synonyms

gamble,

chance,

risk,

stake,

dare

in the sense of lay

Definition

to make (a bet) with (someone)

I wouldn't lay bets on his remaining manager after the spring.

Synonyms

bet,

stake,

venture,

gamble,

chance,

risk,

hazard,

wager,

give odds

in the sense of punt

Definition

to gamble or bet

He punted the lot on Little Nell in the third race.

Synonyms

bet,

back,

stake,

gamble,

lay,

wager

in the sense of punt

Definition

a gamble or bet, esp. against the bank, such as in roulette

I like to take the odd punt on the stock exchange.

Synonyms

bet,

stake,

gamble,

wager

in the sense of risk

Definition

to expose to danger or loss

She risked her life to help a woman.

Synonyms

dare,

endanger,

jeopardize,

imperil,

venture,

gamble,

hazard,

take a chance on,

put in jeopardy,

expose to danger,

take the plunge,

skate on thin ice

in the sense of risk

Definition

a person or thing considered as a potential hazard

This was one risk that paid off.

Synonyms

gamble,

chance,

venture,

speculation,

leap in the dark

in the sense of speculate

Definition

to buy securities or property in the hope of selling them at a profit

They speculated in property whose value has now dropped.

Synonyms

gamble,

risk,

venture,

hazard,

have a flutter (informal),

take a chance with,

play the market

in the sense of stake

Definition

to risk (something, such as money) on a result

He has staked his reputation on the outcome.

Synonyms

bet,

gamble,

wager,

chance,

risk,

venture,

hazard,

jeopardize,

imperil,

put on the line

in the sense of stake

Definition

the money that a player must risk in order to take part in a gambling game or make a bet

The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups.

Synonyms

bet,

ante,

wager,

chance,

risk,

venture,

hazard

单词	wager
释义	Trends of wager View usage for: wager (weɪdʒəʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense wagers, present participle wagering, past tense, past participle 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 hisretirement. [+ 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] More Synonyms of wager wager in British English (ˈweɪdʒə) noun 1. an agreement or pledge to pay an amount of money as a result of the outcome of an unsettled matter 2. an amount staked on the outcome of such a matter or event 3. wager of battle 4. wager of law verb 5. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to risk or bet (something) on the outcome of an unsettled matter 6. (transitive) history to pledge oneself to (battle) Derived forms wagerer (ˈwagerer) noun Word origin C14: from Anglo-French wageure a pledge, from Old Northern French wagier to pledge; see wage wager in American English (ˈweɪdʒər) noun 1. bet1 (sense 1) bet1 (sense 2) 2. Archaic a pledge to do something or abide by an outcome esp. in wager of battle, a challenge by a defendant to prove his innocence by personal combat verb transitive, verb intransitive 3. bet1 Derived forms wagerer (ˈwagerer) noun Word origin ME < NormFr wageure < wagier: see wage Examples of 'wager' in a sentence wager Companies usually make small wagers on the future rather than betting the farm. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Have them wager the amount of points they would like. Christianity Today (2000) But last summer he was caught up in a betting controversy after it emerged he put wagers on football matches. The Sun (2013) The epic cricket battle between England and Australia has sparked a deluge of wagers. The Sun (2009) In other languages wager British English: wager VERB If you wager on the result of a competition or other event, you agree to win or lose an amount of money depending on the result. Just because people wagered on the team did not mean that they liked them. American English: wager Brazilian Portuguese: apostar Chinese: 下赌注 European Spanish: apostar French: parier German: wetten Italian: scommettere Japanese: 賭ける Korean: 돈을 걸다 European Portuguese: apostar Latin American Spanish: apostar Chinese translation of 'wager' wager (ˈweɪdʒəʳ) n (c) 赌(賭)注 (dǔzhù) vt 以 ... 为(為)赌(賭)注 (yǐ ... wéi dǔzhù) I'll wager that ... (inf) 我打赌(賭) ... (wǒ dǎdǔ ... ) (verb) in the sense of bet Definition to bet (something, esp. money) on the outcome of an event or activity People had wagered a good deal of money on his winning the championship. Synonyms bet I bet on a horse called Premonition. chance No sniper would chance a shot from amongst that crowd. risk She risked her life to help a woman. stake He has staked his reputation on the outcome. lay I wouldn't lay bets on his remaining manager after the spring. venture put on pledge gamble Are you prepared to gamble your career on this matter? hazard speculate They speculated in property whose value has now dropped. punt mainly British) He punted the lot on Little Nell in the third race. (noun) in the sense of bet Definition a bet on the outcome of an event or activity punters placing wagers on the day's racing Synonyms bet He made a 30 mile trip to the casino to place a bet. stake The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups. pledge gamble My father-in-law likes a drink and the odd gamble. risk This was one risk that paid off. flutter (British, informal) I had a flutter on five horses. ante punt mainly British) I like to take the odd punt on the stock exchange. long shot venture a Russian-American joint venture Additional synonyms in the sense of chance Definition to risk or hazard No sniper would chance a shot from amongst that crowd. Synonyms risk, try, stake, venture, gamble, hazard, wager in the sense of flutter Definition a modest bet I had a flutter on five horses. Synonyms bet, gamble, punt (British), wager in the sense of gamble Definition to risk or bet (something) on the outcome of an event or sport Are you prepared to gamble your career on this matter? Synonyms risk, chance, stake, venture, hazard, wager Nearby words of wager waft wag wage wager waggish waggle waif Synonyms of 'wager' wager Explore 'wager' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of gamble Definition a bet or wager My father-in-law likes a drink and the odd gamble. Synonyms bet, flutter (informal), punt (British), wager in the sense of hazard Synonyms gamble, chance, risk, stake, dare in the sense of lay Definition to make (a bet) with (someone) I wouldn't lay bets on his remaining manager after the spring. Synonyms bet, stake, venture, gamble, chance, risk, hazard, wager, give odds in the sense of punt Definition to gamble or bet He punted the lot on Little Nell in the third race. Synonyms bet, back, stake, gamble, lay, wager in the sense of punt Definition a gamble or bet, esp. against the bank, such as in roulette I like to take the odd punt on the stock exchange. Synonyms bet, stake, gamble, wager in the sense of risk Definition to expose to danger or loss She risked her life to help a woman. Synonyms dare, endanger, jeopardize, imperil, venture, gamble, hazard, take a chance on, put in jeopardy, expose to danger, take the plunge, skate on thin ice in the sense of risk Definition a person or thing considered as a potential hazard This was one risk that paid off. Synonyms gamble, chance, venture, speculation, leap in the dark in the sense of speculate Definition to buy securities or property in the hope of selling them at a profit They speculated in property whose value has now dropped. Synonyms gamble, risk, venture, hazard, have a flutter (informal), take a chance with, play the market in the sense of stake Definition to risk (something, such as money) on a result He has staked his reputation on the outcome. Synonyms bet, gamble, wager, chance, risk, venture, hazard, jeopardize, imperil, put on the line in the sense of stake Definition the money that a player must risk in order to take part in a gambling game or make a bet The game was usually played for high stakes between two large groups. Synonyms bet, ante, wager, chance, risk, venture, hazard Seefling
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