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."
雙語例句
1. Paul Reichmann offered to ante up $2 million.
保羅·賴克曼出價(jià)到200萬美金。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The publisher upped the ante for the biography by offering 1000 yuan.
這家出版社提高了這部傳記的預(yù)約稿酬,愿比其競爭對手多付1000元.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. His ex - wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit against him.
他的 前妻 在訴訟中要求提高贍養(yǎng)費(fèi).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. When his wife was awarded alimony by the court, Snow had to ante up.