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更新时间:2026-06-14 06:59:16   栏目: 在线翻译

bets 的音标为英 /bets/、美 /bets/,是动词 bet 的第三人称单数形式和名词复数形式。作为动词时,意为“敢说、打赌”;作为名词时,意为“赌注、赌金”,也可指“预计、猜测”。此外,它还是 北京英语水平考试(Beijing English Testing System) 的缩写,或作为人名“贝茨”使用。

用法与例句

动词用法(表示“敢说、打赌”)

预测或肯定某事

I wouldn't lay bets on his still remaining manager after the spring.(我看他的经理职位当不到春天之后了。)

Forecasters are hedging their bets about the outcome of this Saturday's Louisiana governor's race.(预测家对本周六路易斯安那州州长竞选结果多手下注,态度谨慎。)

以…打赌

They made a few small bets for kicks.(为了好玩,他们小赌了几把。)

名词用法(表示“赌注、赌金”)

具体的赌注金额或行为

Place your bets now — the race begins in half an hour!(现在可以下注——赛事半小时后开始!)

They increased the amounts of the bets.(他们逐渐提高了下注金额。)

抽象的“预计、押注”

The party is betting that the presidential race will turn into a battle for younger voters.(该党押注总统竞选将成为争取年轻选民的斗争。)

常见短语搭配

hedge one's bets:骑墙观望,多手准备以降低风险
(Forecasters are hedging their bets about the election result.)

place/make bets:下注,打赌
(They made a few small bets for kicks.)

total bets:总赌注
(The screen shows the total bets for today's game.)

other bets:其他赌注/业务
(The company's revenue from other bets grew by 10%.)

无论是表示具体的赌博行为,还是抽象的“预测、押注”,bets 的核心含义都围绕“风险与结果的关联”。在日常对话中,它常用来表达对某事的确定性判断,如 “I bet he’ll be late”(我敢说他会迟到),而在商业或政治语境中,则可指“战略押注”。你还能想到哪些场景中可以用到这个词呢?