Word · Frequency #21583
ante
底注
the initial stake that each player puts into the pot before a poker hand begins
- 1.
A price or cost, as in up the ante.
- 2.
In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot, often before dealing all the cards.
赌注
In use
In poker, each player places an ante into the pot before the cards are dealt.
The dealer reminded me that I had not paid the ante for this round.
If the ante is too high, some players may choose not to join the game.
ante [amount]
后直接跟金额，表示下注；过去式可写作 anted 或 anteed。
Each player anted five dollars before the deal.
发牌前每位玩家下了五美元的底注。
raise the ante
常用习语，也可比喻增大的风险或要求。
He raised the ante after seeing his hand.
他看到手牌后提高了赌注。
the ante for [something]
the ante 后接 for 短语，说明底注适用于某项活动。
The ante for this poker game is $5.
这场扑克游戏的底注是5美元。
Common mistakes
He anted down twenty dollars before the poker game.He anted up twenty dollars before the poker game.
“ante”作动词表示“下赌注、付钱”时，英语用短语动词“ante up”，不能因为汉语“下赌注”的“下”就用“down”；把“down”换成“up”才是地道的说法。
Ante the class, please read the chapter.Before the class, please read the chapter.
英语中“ante”不是介词，不能表示“在……之前”；拉丁前缀“ante-”只用于构词，如“anteroom”。表示时间先后时要用介词“before”。
Connections
Collocations
- up the ante
- 提高赌注；增加筹码
- The rivals upped the ante by releasing a cheaper product.竞争对手发布了更便宜的产品，从而提高了赌注。
- ante up
- 凑钱；分摊费用
- Each member anted up $20 for the team dinner.每位成员为团队聚餐凑了20美元。
- pay the ante
- 缴纳底注；支付底注
- Before the cards are dealt, each player must pay the ante.发牌前，每个玩家都必须缴纳底注。
Idioms & figurative uses
- up the ante
- 提高赌注；加大筹码（或风险）The rival company upped the ante by offering free shipping.竞争对手公司通过提供免费配送加大了筹码。
- ante up
- 付钱；下注（尤指支付自己应付的部分）Everyone had to ante up for the office gift.每个人都得为办公室礼物出钱。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像“安提”，想象牌局开始先把钱放到桌上——ante 就是底注，也可作动词“下注”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：扑克牌局、牌桌上下注 作名词时指牌局开始前下的底注，作动词时指下赌注；两者都多用于扑克等牌类游戏场景，语气整体比较中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上几个词都与 ante /ˈænti/ 押韵：重读元音 /æ/ 后都是 /nti/。末尾拼写可以是 -ti（如 anti）或 -ty（如 shanty、scanty、panty）。注意形近词：ant /ænt/ 只有一个音节，没有末尾的 /i/；late /leɪt/ 虽然也以 -te 结尾，但读作 /leɪt/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.