| 释义 |
up (or raise) the anteIncrease what is at stake or under discussion, especially in a conflict or dispute: he decided to up the ante in the trade war...- And, whenever new and useful information came in, she would up the ante by increasing the reward money.
- With bottled water now boasting a retail value of 900m, Highland Spring is prepared to up the ante in an increasingly competitive market.
- The film successful ups the ante with this brisk and charming story of a young girl from a righteous Sikh family who doesn't want to conform to the narrow community ways her mum so desperately maintains.
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