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ldoce_707_zbet1 /bet/ ●●● S1 verb (past tense and past participle bet, present participle betting)  1  [intransitive, transitive]DGG to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event 下赌注；与…打赌 → gamble How much do you want to bet? 你想赌多少钱？bet (somebody) that He bet me £10 that I wouldn’t do it. 他和我赌10英镑，说我不会那么做。bet (something) on something She bet all her money on a horse that came last. 她把所有的钱都押在一匹马上，结果这匹马跑了最后一名。bet against I wouldn’t bet against him winning the championship this year. 我不会下注赌他今年拿不到冠军。2  I bet/I’ll bet spoken a) SUREused to say that you are fairly sure that something is true, something is happening etc, although you cannot prove this 我敢肯定，我敢保证 Bet you wish you’d arrived earlier. 我敢肯定你后悔没早点来吧。 I bet you she won’t come. 我跟你打赌她不会来的。 b) UNDERSTANDused to show that you understand or can imagine the situation that someone has just told you about 我相信；我想得出 ‘God, I was so angry.’ ‘I bet you were.’ “天哪，我当时生气极了。”“那是肯定的。” ‘It makes things much easier.’ ‘Yeah, I’ll bet it does.’ “那样就方便多了。”“是呀，那是当然的。” c) BELIEVE#used to show that you do not believe what someone has just told you 我才不相信 ‘I’m definitely going to give up smoking this time.’ ‘Yeah, I bet!’ “这次我肯定会戒烟。”“哼，我才不信呢！”3  you bet! AGREE spoken used to emphasize that you agree with someone or are keen to do what they suggest 的确！ 当然！ 一定！ 一点不错！ ‘Going to the party on Saturday?’ ‘You bet!’ “星期六去参加聚会吗？”“当然啦！”4  (do you) want to bet?/wanna bet? spoken used to say that you think something that someone has just said is not true or not likely to happen 赌不赌？ 敢打赌吗？〔对某人所说的话表示怀疑〕 ‘I’m sure Tom’ll be here soon.’ ‘Wanna bet?’ “我肯定汤姆很快就到。”“打赌吗？”5  don’t bet on it/I wouldn’t bet on it spoken used to say that you do not think something is likely to happen 不大可能，我认为不大可能 He said he’d finish by tomorrow, but I wouldn’t bet on it. 他说他明天之前会完成，可我认为不大可能。6  you (can) bet your life/your bottom dollar spokenSURE used when you are sure that you know what someone will do or what will happen 确信，完全有把握 You can bet your bottom dollar he won’t be back. 他肯定不会回来了。7  bet the farm/ranch American English informal to risk everything that you own 赌上全部财产 Do we really want to bet the ranch on this deal? 我们真的要为这笔交易赌上全部家当？5 FREQUENCY 使用频率

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Examples from the Corpus

bet• Fun and exciting, you bet, but is this the way to the Super Bowl?• I bet he had the fish cakes.• It became an offence for anyone in charge of children to allow them to bet in public places or to enter brothels.• Albert bowed over the girl's hand - Caro would bet it wasn't his wife.• I'll bet that made her mad!• Should your management bet the company on a high-risk business strategy?• Crumwallis - I would bet - was sexually attracted, whether he understood that himself, or not.• Yeah, he says, I bet you a dollar.• I bet you taste real good Ram.bet (somebody) that• And I got on at 50-1 immediately after that race, and had a fair bet.• And throws back his head and laughs out loud at the way the guys hustled to get their bets down.• You can't have a safer bet than that!• You know how he always liked to bet.• Whether Tendulkar rather than McDermott will be the best bet in that direction remains open to question.• The second bet is that drawing a red marble wins £1000, drawing a blue marble wins nothing.• My bet is that the airline had just been temporarily frightened.

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bet2 ●●● S3 noun [countable]  1  DGGan agreement to risk money on the result of a race, game etc or on something happening, or the money that you risk 打赌；赌金，赌注 a £50 bet 50英镑的赌注bet on A few of us had a bet on who’d get married first. 我们中有些人打赌谁会先结婚。place/put/lay a bet We placed bets on three horses. 我们在三匹马上下了赌注。 Bookmakers are already taking bets on the outcome. 马票商已经开始接受对比赛结果的下注了。win/lose a bet If he scores now, I’ll win my bet. 如果他现在进球，我就赌赢了。2  your best bet spokenADVISE used when advising someone what to do 最好的办法〔用于建议某人怎么做〕 Your best bet is to put an advert in the local newspaper. 你最好是在当地报纸上登一个广告。 The train might be a better bet. 坐火车可能更好。3  a good/safe bet SUCCEED IN DOING somethingan action or situation that is likely to be successful or does not involve much risk 保险[稳妥]的做法[情况] If you’re looking for long-term growth, the government’s own saving certificates are a pretty good bet. 如果你希望长期增值，政府的储蓄券是比较保险的。 → hedge your bets at hedge2(2)4  it’s a safe/sure/fair bet (that) spokenCERTAINLY/DEFINITELY used to say that something seems almost certain 几乎不成问题 I think it’s a pretty safe bet that he’ll get the job. 我想他得到这份工作应该不成问题。5  my bet spokenEXPECT used when saying what you expect to happen in the future 我认为，我推测 My bet is he’ll be back this time next week. 我认为，下周的这个时候他会回来。6  do something for a bet DGGto do something stupid, dangerous etc to win money from someone or to prove that you can do it 为打赌而做某事，赌气做某事〔指为了赢钱或证明自己的能力而做出愚蠢或危险的事情〕 He climbed the tree for a bet. 他爬树是为了打赌。n COLLOCATIONSverbshave a betAre you going to have a bet on the race?place/put/lay a bet on somethingShe placed a bet on a horse called Beethoven.take a bet (=accept someone's money as part of a bet)They're taking bets on the result of the election now.win a betFrance won the game and I won my bet.lose a betIf I have a bet, I always lose it.make a bet (=risk money on the way a situation will develop in future)If you want to make money on the stock market, you have to start making bets.

Examples from the Corpus

bet• a $50 bet• He blamed an October snowstorm in Denver for losing a $ 500 bet on the Broncos.• Ira Sanchez offered a bet and the bookie took it on the nod.• With our last two food dollars he placed still another bet and lost.• A: Your best bet is to change your behavior and wait it out.• Each of us invested ten shillings and we met to decide our bets.• The highest yields are from a risky bet, while security means a lower rate of interest.• Balvinder jumped up and down, punched the air, then promptly confronted the man with whom he had made the bet.• Digges argued that the Watch was way off, as was the island, and offered to lay odds on the bet.bet on• In Oregon, ticket buyers can bet on sports games.From Longman Business Dictionarybetbet1 /bet/ verb (past tense and past participle bet or betted, present participle betting) [intransitive, transitive]FINANCE1to risk money on a future event, for example by investing in a company or product or buying stocks or sharesbet (something) onInvestors were willing to bet on the company, and its shares jumped $1.94 to $9.06.The New Jersey fund has bet $40 million on small stocks.bet (somebody) thatThe market bet heavily that the dollar would fall.2bet the farm/ranch American English informal to risk a lot of money on a future event, for example by investing in a company or product or buying stocks or sharesDo we really want to bet the ranch on this deal?→ See Verb tablebetbet2 noun [countable]FINANCE when you risk money on a future event, for example by investing in a company or product or buying stocks or sharesThey like selling short, or making a bet that share prices will decline.Shearson placed a big bet on junk bonds and lost.a huge $11 billion bet on US interest rates that went wrongOrigin bet2 (1500-1600) Perhaps from abet “support, help” ((14-16 centuries)), from abet “to help”

bet1 verb →5 FREQUENCY1bet2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese  

Corpus a to Business race, result of money on risk the

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bet¹ S1 /bet/ verb (past tense and past participle bet, present participle betting)
1. [intransitive and transitive] to risk money on the result of a race, game, competition, or other future event ⇨ gamble:
    How much do you want to bet?
    bet (somebody) that
    He bet me £10 that I wouldn’t do it.
    bet (something) on something
    She bet all her money on a horse that came last.
    bet against
    I wouldn’t bet against him winning the championship this year.
2. I bet/I’ll bet spoken
  a. used to say that you are fairly sure that something is true, something is happening etc, although you cannot prove this:
    Bet you wish you’d arrived earlier.
    I bet you she won’t come.
  b. used to show that you understand or can imagine the situation that someone has just told you about:
    ‘God, I was so angry.’ ‘I bet you were.’
    ‘It makes things much easier.’ ‘Yeah, I’ll bet it does.’
  c. used to show that you do not believe what someone has just told you:
    ‘I’m definitely going to give up smoking this time.’ ‘Yeah, I bet!’
3. you bet! spoken used to emphasize that you agree with someone or are keen to do what they suggest:
    ‘Going to the party on Saturday?’ ‘You bet!’
4. (do you) want to bet?/wanna bet? spoken used to say that you think something that someone has just said is not true or not likely to happen:
    ‘I’m sure Tom’ll be here soon.’ ‘Wanna bet?’
5. don’t bet on it/I wouldn’t bet on it spoken used to say that you do not think something is likely to happen:
    He said he’d finish by tomorrow, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
6. you (can) bet your life/your bottom dollar spoken used when you are sure that you know what someone will do or what will happen:
    You can bet your bottom dollar he won’t be back.
7. bet the farm/ranch American English informal to risk everything that you own:
    Do we really want to bet the ranch on this deal?

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bet² S3 noun [countable]1. an agreement to risk money on the result of a race, game etc or on something happening, or the money that you risk:
    a £50 bet
    bet on
    A few of us had a bet on who’d get married first.
    place/put/lay a bet
    We placed bets on three horses.
    Bookmakers are already taking bets on the outcome.
    win/lose a bet
    If he scores now, I’ll win my bet.
2. your best bet spoken used when advising someone what to do:
    Your best bet is to put an advert in the local newspaper.
    The train might be a better bet.
3. a good/safe bet an action or situation that is likely to be successful or does not involve much risk:
    If you’re looking for long-term growth, the government’s own saving certificates are a pretty good bet. ⇨ hedge your bets at hedge²(2)
4. it’s a safe/sure/fair bet (that) spoken used to say that something seems almost certain:
    I think it’s a pretty safe bet that he’ll get the job.
5. my bet spoken used when saying what you expect to happen in the future:
    My bet is he’ll be back this time next week.
6. do something for a bet to do something stupid, dangerous etc to win money from someone or to prove that you can do it:
    He climbed the tree for a bet.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ have a bet Are you going to have a bet on the race?
   ▪ place/put/lay a bet on something She placed a bet on a horse called Beethoven.
   ▪ take a bet (=accept someone's money as part of a bet) They're taking bets on the result of the election now.
   ▪ win a bet France won the game and I won my bet.
   ▪ lose a bet If I have a bet, I always lose it.
   ▪ make a bet (=risk money on the way a situation will develop in future) If you want to make money on the stockmarket, you have to start making bets.