1bet (sth) (on sth) to risk money on a race or an event by trying to predict the result. If you are right, you win money 打赌;下注:
I wouldn't bet on them winning the next election.我愿意打赌,下次选举他们赢不了。I bet him £10 he couldn't stop smoking for a week.我以10英镑跟他打赌,他戒烟戒不了一个星期。 [SYN] gamble or put money on sth 同义词为 gamble 或 put money on sth
2 (spoken 口语) used to say that you are almost certain that sth is true or that sth will happen 肯定;确信;敢说:
I bet he arrives late -- he always does.我敢说,他一定会迟到─他老是那样。I bet you're worried about your exam, aren't you?我敢肯定你在担心考试,对吗?
you bet(spoken 口语) a way of saying ‘Yes, of course!’ 当然:
‘Are you coming too?’ ‘You bet (I am)!’“你也来吗?”“当然!”
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/bet ||; bɛt/noun[C]
1 an act of betting 打赌;下注:
Did you have a bet on that race?那场赛事你有没有下注?to win/lose a bet赌赢;赌输
2 an opinion 意见:
My bet is that he's missed the train.我估计他错过了那班火车。