wager

1. V-T/V-I If you wager on the result of a horse race, baseball game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not. 下赌注[journalism]

Just because people wagered on the Yankees did not mean that they liked them. 虽然人们在北方佬身上下赌注，但并不意味着他们喜欢北方佬。

They wagered a lot of money on the race. 他们在这次赛跑上押了很多钱。

2. N-COUNT Wager is also a noun. 赌注; 打赌

There have been various wagers on certain candidates since the senator announced his retirement. 自从那位参议员宣布引退之后，对某些候选人的打赌猜测纷纷出现。