查词历史：

bets betrayer betongue beta hemolysis beta alloy bet bestow bestiarian

bets
生词本

v.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 词典例句

The form bet is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. bet 的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。
1. VERB 打赌；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. 

  • Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races...

    职业赛马骑师禁止对赛马结果下注。

  • I bet £10 on a horse called Premonition...

    我在一匹名叫“预兆”的赛马上下了10英镑的赌注。

  • He bet them 500 pounds they would lose.

    他和他们打赌500英镑说他们会输。

  • Bet is also a noun.

    • Do you always have a bet on the Grand National?

      你总是对全国赛马大会下点注吗？

betting

  • ...his thousand-pound fine for illegal betting.

    他因非法赌博而被罚款1,000英镑。

  • ...betting shops.

    彩票销售点

2. N-COUNT 赌注 A bet is a sum of money which you give to someone when you bet. 

  • You can put a bet on almost anything these days.

    如今几乎可以对任何东西下赌注。

3. VERB 希望；期待 If someone is betting that something will happen, they are hoping or expecting that it will happen. 

  • The party is betting that the presidential race will turn into a battle for younger voters...

    该党期待这次总统竞选变成一场争取年轻一代选民的斗争。

  • People were betting on a further easing of credit conditions.

    人们期待着贷款条件进一步放宽。

4. See also: betting;  
5. PHRASE 我敢说；我确信 You use expressions such as 'I bet', 'I'll bet', and 'you can bet' to indicate that you are sure something is true. 

  • I bet you were good at games when you were at school...

    我敢说你上学时体育很棒。

  • I bet you anything you like he's a pimp...

    我敢打包票，他是个皮条客。

  • I'll bet they'll taste out of this world...

    我敢说此味只应天上有。

6. PHRASE 十拿九稳的事；有望成功的行动；合适之选 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. 

  • Textiles are a good bet for a country bent on industrialisation...

    纺织业对于致力于工业化的国家来说是个比较稳妥的产业。

  • Your best bet is to choose a guest house.

    你最好选择一个小旅馆。

7. PHRASE 极有可能属实（或发生）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. 

  • It is a safe bet that the current owners will not sell.

    十有八九现在的业主不会出售。

8. PHRASE 两面下注；做两手准备 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. 

  • NASA is hedging its bets and adopting both strategies.

    美国航空航天局做了两手准备，两套策略双管齐下。

9. PHRASE （通常感到恼火或好笑时表示同意或认为属实）那是，说的是，一点没错 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. 

  • 'I'd like to ask you something,' I said. — 'I bet you would,' she grinned.

    “我想问你点事，”我说。——“我就知道你要问，”她笑道。

10. PHRASE 我敢说；我认为 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. 

  • My bet is that next year will be different...

    我敢说明年不会这样。

  • It's my bet that he's the guy behind this killing.

    我认为他就是这起凶杀案的幕后主使。

11. PHRASE 不要认为；别指望；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. 

  • 'We'll never get a table in there' — 'Don't bet on it.'

    “我们在那儿是订不上座了。”——“那可不一定。”

12. CONVENTION （表示确信对方说的不对）敢打赌吗？ 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. 

  • 'Money can't buy happiness.' — 'Want to bet?'

    “金钱买不到幸福。”——“敢打赌吗？”

13. PHRASE 当然；一定；一点没错 You use 'You bet' or 'you bet your life' to say yes in an emphatic way or to emphasize a reply or statement. 

  • 'It's settled, then?' — 'You bet.'...

    “那么，就这么定了？”——“定了。”

  • 'Are you afraid of snakes?' — 'You bet your life I'm afraid of snakes.'

    “你怕蛇吗？”——“这还用问，我当然怕啦。”

1. Place your bets now—the race begins in half an hour!
现在可以下赌注——赛事于半小时后开始。

来自《简明英汉词典》