wager

1. V-T/V-I If you wager on the result of a horse race, baseball game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not. 下賭注[journalism]

Just because people wagered on the Yankees did not mean that they liked them. 雖然人們在北方佬身上下賭注，但并不意味著他們喜歡北方佬。

They wagered a lot of money on the race. 他們在這次賽跑上押了很多錢。

2. N-COUNT Wager is also a noun. 賭注; 打賭

There have been various wagers on certain candidates since the senator announced his retirement. 自從那位參議員宣布引退之后，對某些候選人的打賭猜測紛紛出現。