英 [ˈweɪdʒə(r)] 美 [ˈweɪdʒər]
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
复数wagers
第三人称单数wagers
现在分词wagering
过去式wagered
过去分词wagered
wager /ˈweɪdʒə/ [ wagering wagered wagers ]
及物动词/不及物动词 If you wager on the result of a horse race, baseball 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. 下赌注
Just because people wagered on the Yankees did not mean that they liked them.
虽然人们在北方佬身上下赌注，但并不意味着他们喜欢北方佬。
They wagered a lot of money on the race.
他们在这次赛跑上押了很多钱。
可数名词 Wager is also a noun. 赌注; 打赌
There have been various wagers on certain candidates since the senator announced his retirement.
自从那位参议员宣布引退之后，对某些候选人的打赌猜测纷纷出现。
wager ：押(赌注);打赌 plunge ：（使）投身；（使）突然开始从事 ..
... wager 叫牌 to wager 叫牌 to choose to bluff 装腔作势 ...
... 把某人逼到绝路 Force someone into a corner. 下赌注 Wager; bet 就这样定了 OK, it’s a done deal. ...
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。
I never heard the name in my life. I'll wager anything it is not in the calendar!
我这辈子从来没听说过这个名字。我敢打赌，日历上也没有这个名字！
Laurence has just won a wager with his team over the number of Vodafone VIP members who bought tickets for concerts.
劳伦斯刚刚跟他的团队就购买了音乐会门票的沃达丰 VIP 会员的数目打了一个赌，赌赢了。
He goes back and gambles again, but he has nothing left to wager except his wife, so he puts her and gambles her.
他回到祖国并且再次求赌,但除了妻子,他别无赌资,所以他以她作赌注
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