英语词汇“a good bet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. The backing of an affirmation or forecast by offering to forfeit, in case of an adverse issue, a sum of money or article of value, to one who by accepting, maintains the opposite, and backs his or her opinion by a corresponding stipulation; the staking of money or other value on the event of a doubtful issue; a wager; also, the sum of money or article staked. an even bet (figurative): an equal chance, a balance of probabilities. a good bet, best bet (figurative) (originally U.S.): a satisfactory choice; the person, thing, or course most likely to succeed. my bet is (colloquial): = ‘I bet’, my opinion is. The first quotation is quite uncertain in meaning.

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the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > chance [phrase] > even chance or toss up

an even bet1591

cross and pile1597

an even break1911

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > there is much success [phrase] > most likely to succeed

best bet1591

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > bet

wager1548

bet1591

abetment1614

gamble1883

punt1965

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xii. 111 Ye fysh before the nett, And stryfe on this [bett], Siche folys never I mett.]

1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. A3^v Certaine olde sokers, which are lookers on, and listen for bets, either euen or odde.

1627 M. Drayton Miseries Queene Margarite in Battaile Agincourt 93 For a long while it was an euen bet..Whether proud Warwick, or the Queene should win.

1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III ii. 60 Might have brought the odds of that day to an even bet.

1734 A. Pope Epist. to Visct. Cobham 8 His pride was in Piquette, Newmarket-fame, and judgment at a Bett.

1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xxvii. 14 And there were several offered any bet, Or that he would, or that he would not come.

1871 Kingsley in Life & Lett. (1879) II. 271 Plenty of bets pass on every race, which are practically quite harmless.

1906 H. Green At Actors' Boarding House 224 He hailed his juicy jay as the one best bet of a good afternoon.1923 P. G. Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves vi. 71 ‘The fact is, Sir Roderick is being rather troublesome.’ ‘Thinks I'm not a good bet? Wants to scratch the fixture? Well, perhaps he's right.’1941 L. A. G. Strong Bay viii. 190 Keep that up... It's our best bet.1947 ‘N. Blake’ Minute for Murder viii. 168 On the face of it, he's the best bet... He provided the poison.1958 Times Rev. Industry May 52/3 Speculating on possible markets... Packaging film and pipes are considered the ‘best bet’.1954 J. B. Priestley Magicians vi. 134 My bet is there's been a fair amount of swift dirty work round here while poor little hubby's been kept at his lab.1958 Listener 25 Sept. 468/2 My bet is that the listening audience would decrease rapidly.

单词	a good bet
释义	> as lemmas a good bet a. The backing of an affirmation or forecast by offering to forfeit, in case of an adverse issue, a sum of money or article of value, to one who by accepting, maintains the opposite, and backs his or her opinion by a corresponding stipulation; the staking of money or other value on the event of a doubtful issue; a wager; also, the sum of money or article staked. an even bet (figurative): an equal chance, a balance of probabilities. a good bet, best bet (figurative) (originally U.S.): a satisfactory choice; the person, thing, or course most likely to succeed. my bet is (colloquial): = ‘I bet’, my opinion is. The first quotation is quite uncertain in meaning. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > chance [phrase] > even chance or toss up an even bet1591 cross and pile1597 an even break1911 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > there is much success [phrase] > most likely to succeed best bet1591 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > bet wager1548 bet1591 abetment1614 gamble1883 punt1965 a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xii. 111 Ye fysh before the nett, And stryfe on this [bett], Siche folys never I mett.] 1591 R. Greene Second Pt. Conny-catching sig. A3^v Certaine olde sokers, which are lookers on, and listen for bets, either euen or odde. 1627 M. Drayton Miseries Queene Margarite in Battaile Agincourt 93 For a long while it was an euen bet..Whether proud Warwick, or the Queene should win. 1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III ii. 60 Might have brought the odds of that day to an even bet. 1734 A. Pope Epist. to Visct. Cobham 8 His pride was in Piquette, Newmarket-fame, and judgment at a Bett. 1818 Ld. Byron Beppo xxvii. 14 And there were several offered any bet, Or that he would, or that he would not come. 1871 Kingsley in Life & Lett. (1879) II. 271 Plenty of bets pass on every race, which are practically quite harmless. 1906 H. Green At Actors' Boarding House 224 He hailed his juicy jay as the one best bet of a good afternoon.1923 P. G. Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves vi. 71 ‘The fact is, Sir Roderick is being rather troublesome.’ ‘Thinks I'm not a good bet? Wants to scratch the fixture? Well, perhaps he's right.’1941 L. A. G. Strong Bay viii. 190 Keep that up... It's our best bet.1947 ‘N. Blake’ Minute for Murder viii. 168 On the face of it, he's the best bet... He provided the poison.1958 Times Rev. Industry May 52/3 Speculating on possible markets... Packaging film and pipes are considered the ‘best bet’.1954 J. B. Priestley Magicians vi. 134 My bet is there's been a fair amount of swift dirty work round here while poor little hubby's been kept at his lab.1958 Listener 25 Sept. 468/2 My bet is that the listening audience would decrease rapidly. extracted from betn.² < as lemmas
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