| 单词 | ante |
| 释义 | ante (once / 1552 pages) nv In poker, the ante is the money each player puts in the pot before the hand begins. Hesitate to add your cash and the dealer will likely shout "ante up!" There's "ante up" and then there's "up the ante" — both idioms that have seeped out of the poker world into everyday speech. The former means to pay up; the latter means to raise the stakes or make something either more risky or more desirable. Parents can really up the ante by promising their kids a trip to Disney World if they bring home all As at report card time. WORD FAMILYante: anted, anteed, anteing, antes, anting USAGE EXAMPLESLifetime’s designer competition reality show “Project Runway” will up the ante on the viewer experience of its 15th season finale Thursday. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) A further stake increase by Vivendi significantly raises the ante on the Berlusconi family in its battle retain control of the company. Wall Street Journal(Dec 19, 2016) As Perry struggled to recall the third agency, fellow candidate Ron Paul upped the ante by saying, “You need five.” Seattle Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1n (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot Hyper bet, stake, stakes, wager the money risked on a gamble 2v place one's stake Hyper back, bet on, gage, game, punt, stake place a bet on |
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