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底注、賭注撲克牌

Each player must put in a small ante before the cards are dealt.

發牌前每位玩家都必須先放入少量底注。

代價、賭注比喻

The new tariffs have raised the ante for both sides.

新的關稅讓雙方的代價都提高了。

下注、付錢口語

He anted twenty dollars and waited for the next card.

他下了二十美元的注，等著下一張牌。

掏錢、付款、下注口語

Everyone had to ante up for the team's new uniforms.

大家都得掏錢買隊上的新球衣。