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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。
底注
antes — plural of ante
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
底注
the initial stake that each player puts into the pot before a poker hand begins
Each player anted five dollars before the deal.
发牌前每位玩家下了五美元的底注。
A price or cost, as in up the ante.
In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot, often before dealing all the cards.
In poker, each player places an ante into the pot before the cards are dealt.
在扑克牌游戏中，每位玩家在发牌前都要向底池中放入底注。
The dealer reminded me that I had not paid the ante for this round.
庄家提醒我，我当时还没有付这一轮的底注。
If the ante is too high, some players may choose not to join the game.
如果底注太高，有些玩家可能会选择不加入游戏。
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。
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 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。
Not this
He anted down twenty dollars before the poker game.
Use this
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。
Not this
Ante the class, please read the chapter.
Use this
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”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
把钱交出来，这就是抢劫，哟。
Each player must ante before the cards are dealt.
发牌前每位玩家都必须下底注。
Use antes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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”。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.