betting

noun
🔊/ˈbetɪŋ/
🔊/ˈbetɪŋ/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1. the act of risking money, etc. on the unknown result of an event打赌;赌钱
    • illegal betting非法赌博
    see also spread bettingTopics Moneyb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBetting is used before these nouns:
    • man
    • shop
    • slip
    See full entry
Idioms
what’s the betting…? | the betting is that…
  1. (informal) it seems likely that…很可能;大概会
    • What's the betting that he gets his own way?你认为他可能会自行其是吗?🔊🔊
    • The betting is that he'll get his own way.他很可能会自行其是。🔊🔊