| 单词 | bet |
| 释义 | bet —bet /bet/ noun [C] C2 an amount of money that you risk on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horse race: » He placed/put a bet on the grey horse.Thesaurus+: ↑Gambling and bookmaking , ↑Taking risksF0 INFORMAL a guess or opinion: » [+ (that)] My bet is (that) their baby will be a girl.Thesaurus+: ↑Guesses and assumptions• • • Extra Examples:» She's never put a bet on a race before.» He never usually remembers my birthday, so it's a safe bet he'll forget again this time!» He went down to the bookmaker's in Chesterton Road to place a bet on the race.» They were placing bets on who would win.» After winning a couple of bets, he thought he was on a winning streak.verb (PRESENT TENSE betting, PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE bet) ↑Verb Endings for bet C1 [I or T] to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horse race, in the hope of winning more money: » He regularly goes to the races and bets heavily.» She bet £500,000 on the horse that came in second.» [+ two objects, + (, that, )] I bet you $25 (that) I'll get there before you.Thesaurus+: ↑Gambling and bookmaking , ↑Taking risksB1 [T] INFORMAL If you say you bet (someone) that something is true or will happen, you mean you are certain that it is true or will happen: » [+ (that)] I bet you (that) she's missed the bus.» I bet (that) he won't come.Thesaurus+: ↑Predicting things and intuition• • • Extra Examples:» On the face of it, it seems like a bargain, but I bet there are hidden costs.» I bet that computer knocked you back a few thousand.» "I bet you can't eat all that food on your plate." "Is that a challenge?"» I bet you can't guess how old he is.» I bet she wishes (that) she'd never got involved in the whole affair. |
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