[] (betting, bet, bet) to risk money on an investment, especially because you think sth is likely to happen （因确信某事而）冒险投资◆Investors have been betting that an economic recovery will come in the second half of the year. 投资者一直深信下半年经济将会复苏。◆Management is betting the company's future on the new technology. 管理层把公司的未来全部放在新技术上。➡gamble