wager /ˈweɪdʒə/ star1 (wagering,wagered,wagers)

• 1.  

  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） If you wager on the result of a horse race, baseball game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not. 下赌注 [journalism]

  例：

  Just because people wagered on the Yankees did not mean that they liked them.

  虽然人们在北方佬身上下赌注，但并不意味着他们喜欢北方佬。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） Wager is also a noun. 赌注; 打赌

  例：

  There have been various wagers on certain candidates since the senator announced his retirement.

  自从那位参议员宣布引退之后，对某些候选人的打赌猜测纷纷出现。