wager
UK ['weɪ.dʒər] US [-dʒɚ] noun countable
■an amount of money that you risk in the hope of winning more, by trying to guess something uncertain, or the agreement that you make to take this risk; a bet 赌注；打赌•She put a cash wager of £50 on the biggest horse race of the year.她在本年度最大的赛马会上下了50英镑钞票的赌注。 •He tried to eat 50 hard-boiled eggs, for a wager.他为了打赌试图吃下50个全熟的水煮蛋。
UK ['weɪ.dʒər] US [-dʒɚ] verb
intransitive or transitive
■to risk money by guessing the result of something 赌注；打赌•[+ two objects] [+ (that)] I'll wager you £5 that they'll get there first.我押五英镑跟你打赌他们会第一个到那里。 intransitive old-fashioned
■used to say that you are certain that something is true or will happen in the future 打包票；敢打赌•[+ (that)] I'd wager (that) she's interested in you.我敢肯定她对你感兴趣。 |