ante
n. 赌注;金额;(目标的)水平,要求
v. 下赌注;(非正式)付款;(非正式)储存(钱款)
n. (Ante)(克罗地亚)安特(人名)
复数 antes
第三人称单数 antes
现在分词 anteing
过去式 anted或anteed
过去分词 anted或anteed
例句
Whenever they reached their goal, they upped the ante, setting increasingly complex challenges for themselves.
每当他们达到了目标,他们就加高要求,为他们自己设置越来越复杂的挑战。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
The United States, it was believed, had no status quo ante.
人们认为,美国没有维持现状。
The king liked the advice, and had the spinning-wheels placed in the ante-chamber.
国王喜欢这个建议,让人把几架纺车放在前厅里。