ante

名词 ante:

1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

动词 ante:

1. place one's stake

1. If Saddam defies the ultimatum, the anti-Iraq allies who fought Saddam in the Gulf War two years ago could retaliated by bombing his missiles–or up the ante and go after Iraqi air bases or was planes.
   如果萨达姆公开拒绝最后通牒，两年以前在海弯战争中与萨达姆作战的反伊拉克盟国可能轰炸他的导弹以为报复——或提高赌注攻击伊拉克空军基地或战机。

an.te

n.（名词）
Games The stake that each poker player must put into the pool before receiving a hand or before receiving new cards.See Synonyms at bet
【游戏】 赌注：纸牌游戏中发牌或抽新牌前每个玩牌人必须放入总金中的赌注参见 bet
A price to be paid, especially as one`s share; cost:
预付的款项，应摊的份额：需付款项，尤其作为某人应摊的份额；费用：
例句：
.Whether they could actually turn back Soviet policy depended on many factors that Moscow might yet choose to test by upping the ante.(Foreign Affairs)
.他们是否会真正回到苏联政策上要看很多因素，莫斯科也许会通过增加费用来试一试.(外交事务)

v.（动词）
an.ted 或 an.teed an.te.ing,an.tes
v.tr.（及物动词）
Games To put (one`s stake) into the pool in poker.
【游戏】 下注：纸牌游戏中（把赌金）放入赌注总额
To pay:
支付：
例句：
Let`s ante up the bill.
我们付帐吧

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To pay up.
付清

来源：
From Latin [before] * see ant-
源自 拉丁语 [在…之前] *参见 ant-