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VERB
打賭；下注
If you bet on the result of a horse race, football game, 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.
例句
Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races...
職業賽馬騎師禁止對賽馬結果下注。
I bet ￡10 on a horse called Premonition...
我在一匹名叫“預兆”的賽馬上下了10英鎊的賭注。
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N-COUNT
賭注
A bet is a sum of money which you give to someone when you bet.
例句
You can put a bet on almost anything these days.
如今幾乎可以對任何東西下賭注。
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VERB
希望；期待
If someone is betting that something will happen, they are hoping or expecting that it will happen.
例句
The party is betting that the presidential race will turn into a battle for younger voters...
該黨期待這次總統競選變成一場爭取年輕一代選民的斗爭。
People were betting on a further easing of credit conditions.
人們期待著貸款條件進一步放寬。
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PHRASE
我敢說；我確信
You use expressions such as 'I bet', 'I'll bet', and 'you can bet' to indicate that you are sure something is true.
例句
I bet you were good at games when you were at school...
我敢說你上學時體育很棒。
I bet you anything you like he's a pimp...
我敢打包票，他是個皮條客。
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PHRASE
十拿九穩的事；有望成功的行動；合適之選
If you tell someone that something is a good bet, you are suggesting that it is the thing or course of action that they should choose.
例句
Textiles are a good bet for a country bent on industrialisation...
紡織業對于致力于工業化的國家來說是個比較穩妥的產業。
Your best bet is to choose a guest house.
你最好選擇一個小旅館。
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PHRASE
極有可能屬實（或發生）的事
If you say that it is a good bet or a safe bet that something is true or will happen, you are saying that it is extremely likely to be true or to happen.
例句
It is a safe bet that the current owners will not sell.
十有八九現在的業主不會出售。
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PHRASE
兩面下注；做兩手準備
If you hedge your bets, you follow two courses of action to avoid making a decision between two things because you cannot decide which one is right.
例句
NASA is hedging its bets and adopting both strategies.
美國航空航天局做了兩手準備，兩套策略雙管齊下。
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PHRASE
（通常感到惱火或好笑時表示同意或認為屬實）那是，說的是，一點沒錯
You use I bet or I'll bet in reply to a statement to show that you agree with it or that you expected it to be true, usually when you are annoyed or amused by it.
例句
'I'd like to ask you something,' I said. — 'I bet you would,' she grinned.
“我想問你點事，”我說。——“我就知道你要問，”她笑道。
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PHRASE
我敢說；我認為
You can use my bet is or it's my bet to give your personal opinion about something, when you are fairly sure that you are right.
例句
My bet is that next year will be different...
我敢說明年不會這樣。
It's my bet that he's the guy behind this killing.
我認為他就是這起兇殺案的幕后主使。
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PHRASE
不要認為；別指望；不一定
If you say don't bet on something or I wouldn't bet on something, you mean that you do not think that something is true or will happen.
例句
'We'll never get a table in there' — 'Don't bet on it.'
“我們在那兒是訂不上座了。”——“那可不一定。”
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CONVENTION
（表示確信對方說的不對）敢打賭嗎？
If you reply 'Do you want to bet?' or 'Want a bet?' to someone, you mean you are certain that what they have said is wrong.
例句
'Money can't buy happiness.' — 'Want to bet?'
“金錢買不到幸福。”——“敢打賭嗎？”
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PHRASE
當然；一定；一點沒錯
You use 'You bet' or 'you bet your life' to say yes in an emphatic way or to emphasize a reply or statement.
例句
'It's settled, then?' — 'You bet.'...
“那么，就這么定了？”——“定了。”
'Are you afraid of snakes?' — 'You bet your life I'm afraid of snakes.'
“你怕蛇嗎？”——“這還用問，我當然怕啦。”