betting

动词 bet:

1. maintain with or as if with a bet
   同义词：bet, wager
2. stake on the outcome of an issue
   同义词：bet, wager, play
3. have faith or confidence in
   同义词：count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon

形容词 betting:

1. preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
   同义词：dissipated, card-playing, sporting

1. He spends all his money betting on horses.
   他把所有的钱都用在赌马上。
2. He retrieved his losses by betting on a succession of winners.
   他下的赌注连续获胜才挽回了损失。
3. It's a waste of money betting on that old nag!
   把赌金压在那匹老马上就是白扔钱！
4. I don't enjoy betting.
   我不喜欢赌博。
5. Mary Ann can reasonably claim to have betting in her blood. Her father is a well-know London bookie with several shops.
   玛丽·安可以有理由声言她生来就爱打赌。她父亲在伦敦是有名的登记赌注人，开有几个赌店。
6. It is no fun betting on a sure thing.
   对必然要发生的事打赌是毫无意义的。