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单词 ante
释义 an·te
I. \ˈantē, ˈaan-\ adverb or preposition
Etymology: ante-
: before
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a poker stake usually arbitrarily fixed and usually put up before the deal to build the pot
 < the dealer called for a dollar ante >
2. : an amount paid in advance especially as a share in a joint financial venture : amount charged each entrant or participant : price
 < the ante of these shareholders — Atlantic >
 < considerations that tend to raise the anteAmerican Fabrics >
III. verb
(anted ; anted ; anteing ; antes)
Etymology: ante (II)
transitive verb
: to put up (an ante) : pay, produce
 < anteing dollar bills for the next hand >
— often used with up
 < they anted up $1,000,000 to build a pilot plant — Newsweek >
 < ante up ideas in a general conversation — George Biddle >
intransitive verb
: to pay up — usually used with up
 < ante up or move into the street — Time >
IV. noun
: stake 4a b — often used in the phrase up the ante
 < he knows he can up the ante by asking to live with Dad — Myriam W. Misrach >
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