ante

• vt. 下赌注；付款
• vi. 下赌注；付款
• n. 赌注；预付款
• n. (Ante)人名；(西、罗、塞、德、埃塞)安特

ante

1838 (n.), 1846 (v.), American English poker slang, apparently from Latin ante "before," from PIE *anti- "facing opposite, against," with derivatives meaning "in front of, before; end" (cognates: Sanskrit antah "end, border, boundary," Hittite hanti "opposite," Greek anta, anten "opposite," anti "over against, opposite, before;" Old Lithuanian anta "on to;" Gothic anda "along;" Old English and- "against;" German ent- "along, against"), from root *ant- "front, forehead."

来自柯林斯例句

2. The publisher upped the ante for the biography by offering 1000 yuan.

这家出版社提高了这部传记的预约稿酬,愿比其竞争对手多付1000元.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. His ex - wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit against him.

他的 前妻 在诉讼中要求提高赡养费.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. When his wife was awarded alimony by the court, Snow had to ante up.

当他的太太被法庭判定获有离婚赡养费时, 斯诺不得不付这笔钱.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Chueh - hui couldn't sIt'still . He went out into the cold air of the hall's ante - room.

他在房里坐不住, 便信步走出去.

来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）