| 单词 | parlay |
| 释义 | parlay (once / 15192 pages) vn If you parlay a bet, then you take the winnings from one bet and bet it again on something else. You might have seen a gambler on TV parlay her winnings into a huge fortune. The verb parlay is often used to talk about gambling, but it can be used more broadly to describe any initial stake that you turn into something much larger. You might parlay you early investment in your brother’s company into a high-paying leadership role. Parlay also has a noun form that describes these kinds of transactions. You might notice your Uncle Bob once again betting a baseball parlay. WORD FAMILYparlay: parlayed, parlaying, parlays USAGE EXAMPLESThat he would parlay his notoriety into some sort of book deal is an unsavory, if inevitable, prospect. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) It needs to parlay its status as a master of disruption into a magnet for business partners. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) Bearded street fighter who parlayed his Internet popularity into a mixed martial arts career. Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1v stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager Syn|Hyper double up back, bet on, gage, game, punt, stake place a bet on 2n a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers Hyper bet, wager the act of gambling |
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