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penny ante poker

/ˈpɛni ˈænti ˈpoʊkər/

翻译: 一种赌注极低的扑克游戏,每注通常只有几分钱。也比喻微不足道、规模很小或涉及金额很少的活动或生意。

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/ˈpɛni ˈænti ˈpoʊkər/C1informalamericansport
  • zh一种赌注极低的扑克游戏,每注通常只有几分钱。也比喻微不足道、规模很小或涉及金额很少的活动或生意。

A low-stakes poker game where the bets are very small, often just pennies. The term is also used metaphorically to describe any activity or business that is trivial, small-scale, or involving insignificant amounts of money.

  1. Low-stakes poker gameC1informalamerican

    A poker game where the bets are very small, often just a penny or a few cents.

    zh小注扑克

    • We used to play penny ante poker in the basement every Friday night.
    • Penny ante poker is a great way to learn the game without risking much money.
    • The stakes were so low it was just penny ante poker, purely for fun.
  2. Something trivial or insignificantC2informalamerican

    Used metaphorically to describe an activity, business, or situation that is small-scale, unimportant, or involving little risk or money.

    zh小打小闹

    • Compared to the billion-dollar merger, their local deal was just penny ante poker.
    • He was tired of playing penny ante poker in his career and wanted a bigger challenge.
    • The argument was over penny ante poker issues, not the real problems.