Word · Frequency #16507
bookmakers
赌注登记经纪人；赌马庄家
bookmakers is the plural of bookmaker.
a person who accepts and pays out bets, especially on horse races
- 1.
A person who prints or binds books.
印刷或装订书籍的人。
- 2.
A person who compiles books from the writings of others.
将他人的作品汇编成书的人。
- 3.
A person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.
计算赔率并接受投注的人或机构,尤指赛马；博彩庄家。
著作者；编书人；印刷或装订书籍的人。；将他人的作品汇编成书的人。；计算赔率并接受投注的人或机构,尤指赛马；博彩庄家。；著作家
In use
Before the race, the bookmaker set the odds for each horse.
The bookmaker refused to accept her bet because the race had already started.
Many people watched the bookmakers carefully to see how the odds changed.
place/lay a bet with a bookmaker
也可用 lay a bet，含义相同；with 后接庄家。
He placed a bet with a bookmaker before the race.
他在比赛前向赌注登记经纪人下了注。
bookmaker takes/accepts bets on sth
介词 on 后接赌注的对象；主语常为 bookmaker。
The bookmaker accepts bets on most major sporting events.
这位庄家接受大多数重大体育赛事的投注。
work as a bookmaker
work as 表示从事某种职业，后接职业名词。
Connections
Collocations
- bet with a bookmaker
- 在博彩公司下注
- Many people bet with a bookmaker instead of going to the racecourse.许多人在博彩公司下注，而不是去赛马场。
- bookmaker's odds
- 博彩公司的赔率
- The bookmaker's odds on the favourite were 2 to 1.博彩公司对热门马匹的赔率是2比1。
- bookmaker's shop
- 博彩店
- He popped into the bookmaker's shop to place a small bet.他走进博彩店下了一注小额赌注。
- licensed bookmaker
- 持牌博彩公司
- Always check that you are dealing with a licensed bookmaker.务必确认你正在与持牌博彩公司打交道。
- bookmaker's margin
- 庄家利润
- A bookmaker's margin ensures he profits in the long run.博彩公司的利润边际确保他长期盈利。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
book（书）+ maker（制造者）→ 制书人；又因赌场用“book”记录赌注，故也指赌注登记经纪人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：horse racing、sports betting、betting shops 该词通常指赌注登记经营者（俗称 bookie），多用于赛马、体育博彩等场景；语体中性。若指著作者或编书人，则属于正式用法，较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 bookmaker 并不整词押韵：真正的整词押韵需要以 /ʊkmeɪkə/ 结尾。book、look、cook、hook 的元音和尾辅音与 bookmaker 重读的第一音节 /bʊk/ 相同；maker、shoemaker 拼写与 -maker 部分相同，但重音不在该部分上。注意：-ook 中的 oo 读 /ʊ/（如 book /bʊk/），不是 /uː/。
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.