Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense wagers, present participle wagering, past tense, past participle wagered
1VERB 押(赌注);打赌 If you wager on the result of a horse race, football match, 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. 押(赌注);打赌 [journalism]
Just because people wagered on the Yankees did not mean that they liked them. [VERB + on]
人们将赌注下在扬基队上并不说明就喜欢他们。
Golfers had wagered a good deal of money on Nick Faldo winning the championship. [VERB noun + on]