You can put a bet on almost anything these days.

如今，你几乎可以就任何事下赌注。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Would you bet on the future of this man?

你要对这个人的未来下赌注吗？

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They all put a bet on the race.

他们都对比赛下了赌注。

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But,to be on the safe side, he also places a smaller bet on the other team, to reduce a possible loss.

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I mentioned this before -I think I mentioned it before -if you say, I'm going to ask you to bet on a coin toss.

我之前提到过...,应该提到过...,我邀请你与我赌硬币正反面

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For example, if you ask people how much they would be willing to bet on a coin toss, they will typically bet more if they can toss the coin or they will bet more if the coin hasn't been tossed yet.

比如说,如果你问人们,他们愿意出多少钱去赌掷硬币,如果他们可以掷硬币,或在硬币还没被掷出前,他们会下更大的注

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Doan foresaw the day of cheap servers and made his software bet on that platform.

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People love to bet on the favorite, ask any Vegas Bookie and they will tell you.

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Honestly to bet on tennis as a tennis player I just don't think that's right.

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