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单词 wager
释义 wager

wager /ˈweɪ.dʒər/ aep /-dʒɚ/

noun [C]
F0 an amount of money that you risk in the hope of winning more, by trying to guess something uncertain, or the agreement that you make to take this risk: » She put a cash wager of £50 on the biggest horse race of the year.» He tried to eat 50 hard-boiled eggs, for a wager. SYNONYM BET(Cf. ↑bet) nounThesaurus+: ↑Gambling and bookmaking , ↑Taking risks
verb ↑Verb Endings for wager
1
F0 [I or T] to risk money by guessing the result of something:
» [+ two objects, +, + that] I'll wager you £5 that they'll get there first.Thesaurus+: ↑Gambling and bookmaking , ↑Taking risks
2
F0 [I] OLD-FASHIONED used to say that you are certain that something is true or will happen in the future:
» [+ (that)] I'd wager (that) she's interested in you.Thesaurus+: ↑Gambling and bookmaking , ↑Taking risks
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