英语词汇“to double down”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

intransitive. Pontoon (Blackjack). to double down: to double the bet after one has seen the initial cards, with the requirement that one and only one additional card be drawn. Also in extended use: to engage in risky behaviour, esp. when one is already in a dangerous situation.

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1949 J. Scarne Scarne on Cards iii. xv. 154 He doubles down on a count of 9 and he draws a deuce.

1956 Jrnl. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 51 438 It is good strategy to double down on soft 12 when the dealer shows a five.

1987 B. A. Powe Ice Eaters ii. ix. 147 He doubled down on a pair, lost, and turned on her with searing contempt.

a1991 J. Epstein Line Out for Walk (1991) 233 Let me double down..and see if I can't win some points for being a racist by asserting that, for some while now, black men have worn hats with more flair than anyone else in America.

2001 N.Y. Times Mag. 10 June 77/3 Far from admitting defeat, Middelhoff is effectively doubling down. In February, he managed to persuade Mohn..to agree to sell a quarter of the company to the public.

单词	to double down
释义	> as lemmas to double down intransitive. Pontoon (Blackjack). to double down: to double the bet after one has seen the initial cards, with the requirement that one and only one additional card be drawn. Also in extended use: to engage in risky behaviour, esp. when one is already in a dangerous situation. ΚΠ 1949 J. Scarne Scarne on Cards iii. xv. 154 He doubles down on a count of 9 and he draws a deuce. 1956 Jrnl. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 51 438 It is good strategy to double down on soft 12 when the dealer shows a five. 1987 B. A. Powe Ice Eaters ii. ix. 147 He doubled down on a pair, lost, and turned on her with searing contempt. a1991 J. Epstein Line Out for Walk (1991) 233 Let me double down..and see if I can't win some points for being a racist by asserting that, for some while now, black men have worn hats with more flair than anyone else in America. 2001 N.Y. Times Mag. 10 June 77/3 Far from admitting defeat, Middelhoff is effectively doubling down. In February, he managed to persuade Mohn..to agree to sell a quarter of the company to the public. extracted from doublev. < as lemmas
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