wager
英 ['we?d??]
美
- n. 赌注；赌博；赌物
- vi. 打赌
- vt. 下赌注
- n. (Wager)人名；(英)韦杰；(芬、瑞典)瓦格
IELTS低频词扩展词汇
词态变化
复数:?wagers;第三人称单数:?wagers;过去式:?wagered;过去分词:?wagered;现在分词:?wagering;
中文词源
wager 打赌
来自wage, 承诺，保证，引申义打赌，愿赌服输。
英文词源
- wager (n.)
- c. 1300, wajour "a promise, a vow, something pledged or sworn to;" also "a bet, a wager; stakes, something laid down as a bet," from Anglo-French wageure, Old North French wagiere (Old French gagiere, Modern French gageure) "pledge, security," from wagier "to pledge" (see wage (n.)).
- wager (v.)
- c. 1600 (intransitive); 1610s (transitive), from wager (n.). Related: Wagered; wagering.
双语例句
- 1. A wager is a fool's argument.
- 傻瓜一争论就打赌.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. I wager that It'shall be so.
- 我保证(它)会这样.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 3. She was willing to wager that he didn't own the apartment he lived in.
- 她愿意打赌他居住的公寓并不属于他。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I am ready to wager a package of cigarettes that he will come.
- 我敢打赌一盒香烟,他一定来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. I'll wager she'll still make the same impact when she's 70.
- 我敢打赌，她就算到了70岁，影响力也会不减当年。
来自辞典例句