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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

bet [bεt]
  1. 1. noun [c] (wager) 赌注
  2. 2. vt. to bet sb 100 pounds that... (wager) 就…和某人赌100英镑
  3. 3. vt. to bet (that) (expect,guess) 断定
  4. 4. vi. [+horse] [ result] to bet on (wager) 下赌注
    it's a good {or} safe bet that ...
    非常可能
    I wouldn't bet on it
    [inf] 我不敢打包票
    you bet {or} you bet your life
    [inf] 那还用说

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

bet [bet]
  1. 1. vt. 确信断定,敢说
    I bet you could fly this thing with your eyes closed.
    打赌眨眼之间就会让这东西飞走。
    I bet she will be there!
    打赌,她将在那里
  2. 2. vt. 用……打赌,将……押为赌注
    You know, I bet you a hundred dollars you won't sleep with me.
    知道,我用一百美元赌你不会和我睡觉
    I bet $100 on that new horse.
    我在那匹新马上投了100美元赌注
  3. 3. vt. 与……打赌
  4. 4. vi. 指望依靠
    You can bet on me to get the job finished.
    你要相信我能完成工作
    You can bet on that!
    放心好了!
  5. 5. verb 打赌赌博
  6. 6. n.[c] 赌注
    He smiled smugly to himself as he raised the bet by fifty pounds.
    他把赌注提高了五十英镑,同事满意地笑了一下
  7. 7. n.[c] 打赌赌博
    I'll take a bet on it being peaceful, however.
    然而,我打赌这件事会平息
    He did it on a bet.
    打赌做那件事。

Collins English-English Dictionary

bet [bεt]
  1. 1. n an agreement between two parties that a sum of money or other stake will be paid by the loser to the party who correctly predicts the outcome of an event
  2. 2. n the money or stake risked
  3. 3. n the predicted result in such an agreement
    his bet was that the horse would win
  4. 4. n a person, event, etc, considered as likely to succeed or occur
    it's a good bet that they will succeed
  5. 5. n a course of action (esp in the phrase one's best bet)
  6. 6. n [Spoken] an opinion; view
    my bet is that you've been up to no good
  7. 7. vb [when intr foll by on or against] to make or place a bet with (a person or persons)
  8. 8. vt. [tr] to stake (money, etc) in a bet
  9. 9. vt. [tr; may take a clause as object] [Spoken] to predict (a certain outcome)
    I bet she fails
  10. 10. vt. [Etymology] C16: probably short for abet

Examples

This team is a poor bet.
押在这个队身上的赌注少得可怜。
I bet he'll be late.
我断定他要迟到。
the best bet going
可行的最佳决择
an odds-on bet
有希望赢的打赌
We are pooling money to see who will win the bet.
我们用所有的钱来下注,看谁能赢。
it's a good {or} safe bet that ...
非常有可能…

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