1. | [i][t] 下赌注（于）；用…打赌to risk money on a race or an event by trying to predict the result |
You have to be over 16 to bet. 赌博者年龄不得低于 16 岁。 | |
I wouldn't bet on them winning the next election. 下一次选举我不会赌他们赢。 | |
He bet $2 000 on the final score of the game. 他下 2 000 元赌比赛的最后比分。 | |
She bet me £20 that I wouldn't do it. 她和我打 20 英镑的赌，说我不会那么做。 |
2. | [t] (informal) ~ (that)… 敢说；八成儿used to say that you are almost certain that sth is true or that sth will happen |
I bet (that) we're too late. 我们八成儿太晚了。 | |
You can bet (that) the moment I sit down, the phone will ring. 几乎可以肯定，我一坐下，电话铃就会响起来。 | |
I'll bet you (that) he knows all about it. 我敢说他了解一切。 |
‘I nearly died when he told me.’ ‘I bet!’ “他告诉我时，我差一点死掉了。”“肯定是这样！” |
‘I'm going to tell her what I think of her.’ ‘Yeah, I bet!’ “我要告诉她我对她的看法。”“谅你不敢！” |
‘I nearly died when he told me.’ ‘I bet!’ “他告诉我时，我差一点死掉了。”“肯定是这样！” |
‘I'm going to tell her what I think of her.’ ‘Yeah, I bet!’ “我要告诉她我对她的看法。”“谅你不敢！” |
‘She'll soon get used to the idea.’ ‘I wouldn't bet on it.’ “她很快就会接受这种看法的。”“很难说。” |
‘She'll soon get used to the idea.’ ‘I wouldn't bet on it.’ “她很快就会接受这种看法的。”“很难说。” |
‘Are you nervous?’ ‘You bet!’ “你紧张吗？”“这还用说！” |
‘Are you nervous?’ ‘You bet!’ “你紧张吗？”“这还用说！” |
You can bet your bottom dollar that he'll be late. 他肯定会迟到。 |
You can bet your bottom dollar that he'll be late. 他肯定会迟到。 |
1. | 打赌；赌注an arrangement to risk money, etc. on the result of a particular event; the money that you risk in this way |
to win/lose a bet 赢╱输一场赌 | |
We've got a bet on who's going to arrive first. 我们打了个赌，看谁先到。 | |
He had a bet on the horses. 他在那些马上下了赌注。 | |
They all put a bet on the race. 他们都对比赛下了赌注。 | |
I hear you're taking bets on whether she'll marry him. 我听说你在拿她是否会嫁给他的事和人打赌。 | |
I did it for a bet(= because sb had agreed to pay me money if I did) . 我是为了打赌才这么干的。 | |
‘Liverpool are bound to win.’ ‘ Do you want a bet? ’(= I disagree with you, I don't think they will.) “利物浦必胜。”“你敢打赌吗？” |
2. | (informal) 预计；估计an opinion about what is likely to happen or to have happened |
My bet is that they've been held up in traffic. 我估计他们是堵车了。 |
We expect shares to rise unless the economy slows down again, in which case all bets are off. 我们预计股票会涨，除非经济再次下滑。如果真是那样的话，结局就难料了。 |
We expect shares to rise unless the economy slows down again, in which case all bets are off. 我们预计股票会涨，除非经济再次下滑。如果真是那样的话，结局就难料了。 |
If you want to get around London fast, the Underground is your best bet. 如果你想在伦敦四处转转而又不费时间，最好是乘地铁。 |
If you want to get around London fast, the Underground is your best bet. 如果你想在伦敦四处转转而又不费时间，最好是乘地铁。 |
Clothes are a safe bet as a present for a teenager. 衣服适合作为送给十几岁孩子的礼物。 |
Clothes are a safe bet as a present for a teenager. 衣服适合作为送给十几岁孩子的礼物。 |
