名詞 ante:

1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

動詞 ante:

1. place one's stake

1. If Saddam defies the ultimatum, the anti-Iraq allies who fought Saddam in the Gulf War two years ago could retaliated by bombing his missiles–or up the ante and go after Iraqi air bases or was planes.
   如果薩達姆公開拒絕最后通牒，兩年以前在海彎戰(zhàn)爭中與薩達姆作戰(zhàn)的反伊拉克盟國可能轟炸他的導彈以為報復——或提高賭注攻擊伊拉克空軍基地或戰(zhàn)機。

an.te

n.（名詞）
Games The stake that each poker player must put into the pool before receiving a hand or before receiving new cards.See Synonyms at bet
【游戲】 賭注：紙牌游戲中發(fā)牌或抽新牌前每個玩牌人必須放入總金中的賭注參見 bet
A price to be paid, especially as one`s share; cost:
預付的款項，應攤的份額：需付款項，尤其作為某人應攤的份額；費用：
例句：
.Whether they could actually turn back Soviet policy depended on many factors that Moscow might yet choose to test by upping the ante.(Foreign Affairs)
.他們是否會真正回到蘇聯(lián)政策上要看很多因素，莫斯科也許會通過增加費用來試一試.(外交事務)

v.（動詞）
an.ted 或 an.teed an.te.ing,an.tes
v.tr.（及物動詞）
Games To put (one`s stake) into the pool in poker.
【游戲】 下注：紙牌游戲中（把賭金）放入賭注總額
To pay:
支付：
例句：
Let`s ante up the bill.
我們付帳吧

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To pay up.
付清

來源：
From Latin [before] * see ant-
源自 拉丁語 [在…之前] *參見 ant-