C1 [ I or T ] to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horse race, in the hope of winning more money打赌;赌博
B1 [ T ] informal If you say you bet (someone) that something is true or will happen, you mean you are certain that it is true or will happen.敢肯定
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On the face of it, it seems like a bargain, but I bet there are hidden costs.
I bet that computer knocked you back a few thousand.
"I bet you can't eat all that food on your plate." "Is that a challenge?"
I bet you can't guess how old he is.
I bet she wishes (that) she'd never got involved in the whole affair.
C2 an amount of money that you risk on the result of an event or a competition, such as a horse race赌注
informal a guess or opinion猜想;想法
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She's never put a bet on a race before.
He never usually remembers my birthday, so it's a safe bet he'll forget again this time!
He went down to the bookmaker's in Chesterton Road to place a bet on the race.
They were placing bets on who would win.
After winning a couple of bets, he thought he was on a winning streak.
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