Wager Money Result Syn Wagered Old Fashioned [V Confident
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.
[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。
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[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); NAmEˈweɪdʒər/
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verb
wagerwagerswageredwageringnoun( old-fashionedorformal) an arrangement to risk money on the result of a particular event 打赌SYN
bet
verb( old-fashionedorformal) 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); NAmEˈweɪdʒər/
an agreement in which you win or lose money according to the result of something such as a raceSYN bet
wager1 noun
wager2 verb
wagerwager2 verb [transitive] old-fashioned
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1to agree to win or lose an amount of money on the result of something such as a raceSYN 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
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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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