wager

• 表示打赌或赌博行为的动作，也指在游戏或赌局中押上的钱。

A noun referring to an act of gambling or the money risked on a gamble.

1. Act of gamblingB2formal

   An agreement to risk money or something valuable on the outcome of an event or contest.

   打赌

   • He made a wager on the outcome of the horse race.
   • The two friends entered into a friendly wager about the game.
   • She lost her wager when the underdog team won.

   同义词betgamblestake

2. Money riskedB2formal

   The sum of money or item of value that is risked in a bet.

   赌注

   • The wager was a hundred dollars.
   • He placed a large wager on the final match.
   • She collected her winnings after the wager was settled.

   同义词antebetstake

• 动词，表示就事件结果或不确定情况打赌或拿某物（通常为金钱）冒险。

A verb used to indicate the act of betting or risking something (usually money) on the outcome of an event or uncertain situation.

1. Stake on an outcomeB2formal

   To risk money or something valuable on the result of an event or issue.

   对结果下注

   • He wagered a large sum on the horse race.
   • She wagered her reputation on the success of the project.
   • They wagered that their team would win the championship.

   同义词betchancegamblehazardlaypuntputriskspeculatestake

2. Maintain with confidenceB2informal

   To assert or maintain something with certainty, as if betting on it.

   确信地断言

   • I wager you'll enjoy this movie.
   • He wager that the plan would fail.
   • She wager that the weather would clear up by noon.

   同义词assertavowbetcontendinsistmaintainswear