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单词 trifecta
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Definition of trifecta in English:

trifecta

noun trʌɪˈfɛktətrīˈfektə
Australian, North American, NZ
  • 1A bet in which the person betting forecasts the first three finishers in a race in the correct order.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Professionals don't completely eschew the standard win and place bet, but their focus is overwhelmingly on the exotic bets, especially trifectas.
    • The takeout rate will be lowered from 19% to 16% on daily double, exacta, trifecta, superfecta, and pick three wagering.
    • Waiting for exacta, trifecta, pick three, and other complex bets hurts the dissemination of win odds information, Scherf said.
    • Win, exacta, and trifecta wagering is available through our telephone wagering network and all Connecticut outlets.
    • Her scratch from the Great State Challenge Distaff also left just four horses in the race, which canceled both show and trifecta wagering in that race and put Sam Houston in danger of taking another hit with a minus place pool.
    • There might just be a killer exacta or trifecta waiting for you.
    • Vertical and horizontal wagers such as trifectas, superfectas, pick threes, and pick fours should be in $1 pay-offs.
    • Wagering will include win, exacta, trifecta, and daily double formats and will be offered starting Saturday and ending on opening day at 1 p.m., EDT.
    • Too often, exactas, trifectas, and superfectas are influenced by jockeys who can't win the race and decide to stop riding in the final few strides.
    • The company took bets from the eight-race card of just one track, Lingfield Park, and offered five different bets, including win, place, exacta, and trifecta.
    • In addition to this type of bet, win, place, show, exacta, trifecta, and superfecta wagering will be offered on each of the 12 races on the card, along with rolling pick three and daily double wagers.
    • As well as win, place, or show bets, the player can also choose from the daily double, the quiniela, the perfecta, the trifecta, or the superfecta.
    Synonyms
    wager, stake, gamble, ante
    1. 1.1in singular A run of three wins or grand events.
      he will attempt a trifecta of the long jump, triple jump, and 110-meter high hurdles
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Jasikevicius had a 12-point fourth quarter highlighted by a rare 4-point play that was quickly followed by two more trifectas in the next two trips down the floor - resulting in a late lead that Lithuania never relinquished.
      • This week we provide a trifecta for today's Melbourne Cup.
      • And that should make the Pats' pursuit of the ultimate trifecta - three straight Super Bowl victories - one of pro football's best story lines ever this coming season.
      • After 27 rounds of the finals without a winner, little Natasha hits the trifecta - quarrel, column and knapsack.
      • Houston's counterpart in the game, Ray Allen, had his best performance of the season scoring 37 and hitting 8 trifectas.
      • The Sixers grabbed the lead for the first time just seconds earlier on a rare trifecta by a wide-open Eric Snow.
      • Redd banged home 6 of 8 trifectas on his way to 35 points, while Sam Cassell went triple-dipping with 39, 10 and 10 despite a bad hip.
      • Anyway, James went out last night and proved why he's the most coveted player in all the land by dropping an even 50 points and stroking a school-record 11 trifectas before sitting out the final six minutes.
      • It should be clear by now that Jackson has been royally twisted by the trifecta of supernova fame, seemingly unlimited cash, and a profound loneliness - none of which he asked for.
      • However, the Wizard was a scoring machine, piling up the points with a filthy array of finger rolls, dunks and trifectas that the Kings had no answer for…
      • I don't think anyone predicted a Greece-Germany-France trifecta.
      • There's a trifecta of possible landing sites tomorrow.
      • The 15 trifectas was a school record and the fifth highest ever in a game at the Dance.
      • Pierce broke free from the shopping monotony of the holiday season to score 42 points, yank down 14 boards, drain 4 trifectas and swipe 4 balls.
      • He was raining in trifectas like nobody's business yesterday.
      • After being inserted into the lineup with four minutes remaining in the half, White promptly nailed a trifecta of three pointers to lead the team with nine points at the half.
      • There are 12 states with Republican trifectas - control of both legislative houses and the governor's seat, enabling clear paths to legislation and redistricting.
      • Any team that relentlessly jacks up trifectas even as it sinks one of every four boasts a confidence that borders on hubris.

Origin

1970s: from tri- 'three' + perfecta.

 
 

Definition of trifecta in US English:

trifecta

nountrīˈfektə
North American, Australian, NZ
  • 1A bet in which the person betting forecasts the first three finishers in a race in the correct order.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Vertical and horizontal wagers such as trifectas, superfectas, pick threes, and pick fours should be in $1 pay-offs.
    • Win, exacta, and trifecta wagering is available through our telephone wagering network and all Connecticut outlets.
    • The takeout rate will be lowered from 19% to 16% on daily double, exacta, trifecta, superfecta, and pick three wagering.
    • Her scratch from the Great State Challenge Distaff also left just four horses in the race, which canceled both show and trifecta wagering in that race and put Sam Houston in danger of taking another hit with a minus place pool.
    • Waiting for exacta, trifecta, pick three, and other complex bets hurts the dissemination of win odds information, Scherf said.
    • Professionals don't completely eschew the standard win and place bet, but their focus is overwhelmingly on the exotic bets, especially trifectas.
    • There might just be a killer exacta or trifecta waiting for you.
    • Wagering will include win, exacta, trifecta, and daily double formats and will be offered starting Saturday and ending on opening day at 1 p.m., EDT.
    • The company took bets from the eight-race card of just one track, Lingfield Park, and offered five different bets, including win, place, exacta, and trifecta.
    • As well as win, place, or show bets, the player can also choose from the daily double, the quiniela, the perfecta, the trifecta, or the superfecta.
    • Too often, exactas, trifectas, and superfectas are influenced by jockeys who can't win the race and decide to stop riding in the final few strides.
    • In addition to this type of bet, win, place, show, exacta, trifecta, and superfecta wagering will be offered on each of the 12 races on the card, along with rolling pick three and daily double wagers.
    Synonyms
    wager, stake, gamble, ante
    1. 1.1in singular A run of three wins or grand events.
      today is a trifecta of birthdays
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It should be clear by now that Jackson has been royally twisted by the trifecta of supernova fame, seemingly unlimited cash, and a profound loneliness - none of which he asked for.
      • After being inserted into the lineup with four minutes remaining in the half, White promptly nailed a trifecta of three pointers to lead the team with nine points at the half.
      • After 27 rounds of the finals without a winner, little Natasha hits the trifecta - quarrel, column and knapsack.
      • There are 12 states with Republican trifectas - control of both legislative houses and the governor's seat, enabling clear paths to legislation and redistricting.
      • Any team that relentlessly jacks up trifectas even as it sinks one of every four boasts a confidence that borders on hubris.
      • Redd banged home 6 of 8 trifectas on his way to 35 points, while Sam Cassell went triple-dipping with 39, 10 and 10 despite a bad hip.
      • I don't think anyone predicted a Greece-Germany-France trifecta.
      • However, the Wizard was a scoring machine, piling up the points with a filthy array of finger rolls, dunks and trifectas that the Kings had no answer for…
      • There's a trifecta of possible landing sites tomorrow.
      • And that should make the Pats' pursuit of the ultimate trifecta - three straight Super Bowl victories - one of pro football's best story lines ever this coming season.
      • Houston's counterpart in the game, Ray Allen, had his best performance of the season scoring 37 and hitting 8 trifectas.
      • Jasikevicius had a 12-point fourth quarter highlighted by a rare 4-point play that was quickly followed by two more trifectas in the next two trips down the floor - resulting in a late lead that Lithuania never relinquished.
      • The Sixers grabbed the lead for the first time just seconds earlier on a rare trifecta by a wide-open Eric Snow.
      • The 15 trifectas was a school record and the fifth highest ever in a game at the Dance.
      • Anyway, James went out last night and proved why he's the most coveted player in all the land by dropping an even 50 points and stroking a school-record 11 trifectas before sitting out the final six minutes.
      • Pierce broke free from the shopping monotony of the holiday season to score 42 points, yank down 14 boards, drain 4 trifectas and swipe 4 balls.
      • He was raining in trifectas like nobody's business yesterday.
      • This week we provide a trifecta for today's Melbourne Cup.

Origin

1970s: from tri- ‘three’ + perfecta.

 
 
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