wager

英 [ˈweɪ.dʒər]      美 [ˈweɪ.dʒɚ]
  • 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
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wager 打赌

来自wage, 承诺,保证,引申义打赌,愿赌服输。

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.
1. A wager is a fool's argument.
傻瓜一争论就打赌.
2. I wager that It'shall be so.
我保证(它)会这样.
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。
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.
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。

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