wager

wager

英 ['weɪdʒə]
　　美

n. 賭註；賭博；賭物
　　vi. 打賭
　　vt. 下賭註
　　n. (Wager)人名；(英)韋傑；(芬、瑞典)瓦格

中文詞源：

wager 打賭

來自wage, 承諾，保證，引申義打賭，願賭服輸。

例句：

1. A wager is a fool's argument.
傻瓜一爭論就打賭.

2. I wager that It'shall be so.
我保證(它)會這樣.

3. She was willing to wager that he didn't own the apartment he lived in.
她願意打賭他居住的公寓並不屬於他。

4. I am ready to wager a package of cigarettes that he will come.
我敢打賭一盒香煙,他一定來.

5. I'll wager she'll still make the same impact when she's 70.
我敢打賭，她就算到瞭70歲，影響力也會不減當年。