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The word "wager" can mean to bet money on the outcome of an event, or to express strong confidence in something. It functions as both a verb and a noun.

The word "wager" refers to the act of betting money on the outcome of an event or to guarantee something with confidence. It can be used as both a verb and a noun.

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[VERB 动词]押(赌注);打赌 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.
  [V on n]
  [V n on n]
  [JOURNALISM 新闻]
  • Just because people wagered on the Yankees did not mean that they liked them...

    人们将赌注下在扬基队上并不说明就喜欢他们。

  • Golfers had wagered a good deal of money on Nick Faldo winning the championship.

    高尔夫球手投下重注赌尼克·法尔多夺冠。

  • Wager is also a noun.
    • There have been various wagers on certain candidates since the Bishop announced his retirement.

      自从大主教宣布退职后,人们纷纷打赌猜测几位继任人选。

2
[VERB 动词](表示很确定)打赌,保证 If you say that you will wager that something is the case, you mean you are confident that it is the case.
  [V that]
  • She was willing to wager that he didn't own the apartment he lived in...

    她愿意打赌他居住的公寓并不属于他。

  • I'll wager she'll still make the same impact when she's 70.

    我敢打赌,她就算到了70岁,影响力也会不减当年。


Oxford wager / ˈweɪdʒə(r) ; NAmE ˈweɪdʒər /
noun
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verb
wager wagers wagered wagering
noun ( old-fashioned or formal) an arrangement to risk money on the result of a particular event 打赌 SYN
bet
verb ( old-fashioned or formal) 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to bet money 打赌;押(赌注) SYN
bet
wageron sth ◆ She always wagered on an outsider. 她总是把赌注押在不大可能获胜的马上。 wagersth (on sth) ◆ to wager £50 on a horse 在一匹马上押 50 英镑的赌注 wagersth/sb that… ◆ I had wagered a great deal of money that I would beat him. 我下了大赌注打赌,这次比赛我会赢他的。
2 [transitive ] wager(that)… used to say that you are so confident that sth is true or will happen that you would be willing to bet money on it 打赌;打包票 SYN
bet
◆ I'll wager that she knows more about it than she's saying. 我敢打赌,她知道的比她说的要多。
wager / ˈweɪdʒə(r) ; NAmE ˈweɪdʒər /
LDC
wager1 noun
wager2 verb
wagerwa‧ger1 /ˈweɪdʒə $ -ər/ noun [countable] old-fashioned
Word Origin
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Collocations
an agreement in which you win or lose money according to the result of something such as a race SYN  bet
wager1 noun
wager2 verb
wagerwager2 verb [transitive] old-fashioned
Verb Table
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Phrases
1to agree to win or lose an amount of money on the result of something such as a race SYN  gamblewager something on something Stipes wagered all his money on an unknown horse.2I’ll wager used to say that you are confident that something is true
WDF

wager

[ˈweɪdʒə(r)]wagered, wagering, wagers

IELTS
v16990
639
66
224
111
200
38
n19177
495
48
142
118
141
46
VERB18579
15219
NOUN21196
11270

Spoken:

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赌注(46%),打赌(43%),押注(11%)
n.赌注;赌博;赌物
vi.打赌
vt.下赌注
n.(Wager)人名;(英)韦杰;(芬、瑞典)瓦格

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