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bet /bet/

• danh từ
  • sự đánh cuộc
    • to lay (make) a bet: đánh cuộc
    • to lose a bet: thua cuộc
    • to win a bet: thắng cuộc
  • tiền đánh cuộc

• (bất qui tắc) động từ bet, betted
  • đánh cuộc, đánh cá
    • to bet an someone's winning: đánh cuộc ai thắng
    • to bet against someone's winning: đánh cuộc ai thua
  • to bet on a certainty
    • chắc ăn rồi mới đánh cuộc; đánh cuộc nắm chắc phần thắng
  • to bet one's shirt
    • bán cả khố đi mà đánh cuộc
  • you bet
    • anh có thể coi cái đó là một điều chắc chắn

verb, noun
+ verb (betting, bet, bet)
1 ~ (sth) (on / against sth) to risk money on a race or an event by trying to predict the result: [V] You have to be over 16 to bet. + I wouldn't bet on them winning the next election. + [VN] He bet $2 000 on the final score of the game. + [VNN] She bet me £20 that I wouldn't do it. [also V that, VN that]
See also - BETTING, GAMBLE
2 (spoken) used to say that you are almost certain that sth is true or that sth will happen: [V (that)] I bet (that) we're too late. + You can bet (that) the moment I sit down, the phone will ring. + [VN (that)] I'll bet you (that) he knows all about it.
Idioms: I / I'll bet! (spoken)
1 used to show that you can understand what sb is feeling, describing, etc: 'I nearly died when he told me.' 'I bet!'
2 used to tell sb that you do not believe what they have just said: 'I'm going to tell her what I think of her.' 'Yeah, I bet!'
I wouldn't bet on it
don't bet on it (spoken) used to say that you do not think that sth is very likely: 'She'll soon get used to the idea.' 'I wouldn't bet on it.'
you bet! (spoken) used instead of 'yes' to emphasize that sb has guessed sth correctly or made a good suggestion: 'Are you nervous?' 'You bet!'
you can bet your life / your bottom dollar (on sth / (that) ...) (spoken) used to say that you are certain that sth will happen: You can bet your bottom dollar that he'll be late.
+ noun
1 an arrangement to risk money, etc. on the result of a particular event; the money that you risk in this way: to win / lose a bet + We've got a bet on who's going to arrive first. + He had a bet on the horses. + 'Liverpool are bound to win.' 'Do you want a bet?' (= I disagree with you, I don't think they will.) + They all put a bet on the race. + I hear you're taking bets on whether she'll marry him. + I did it for a bet (= because sb had agreed to pay me money if I did).
2 (informal) an opinion about what is likely to happen or to have happened: My bet is that they've been held up in traffic.
Idioms: the / your best bet (informal) used to tell sb what is the best action for them to take to get the result they want: If you want to get around London fast, the Underground is your best bet.
a good / safe bet something that is likely to happen, to succeed or to be suitable: Clothes are a safe bet as a present for a teenager.
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