ante

1. （在争议或争夺中）提高要求，增加筹码
   If you up the ante or raise the ante, you increase your demands when you are in dispute or fighting for something.

1. Paul Reichmann offered to ante up$ 2 million.
   保罗·赖克曼出价到200万美金。
2. It borrows the failing energy and raises the ante into a rising flow.
   它借助渐弱的能量，逆流而上。
3. Another benefit of setting attainable goals is you can always up the ante.
   制定能够企及的目标还有另一个好处：那就是你可以不断设定更高的目标。
4. That has really upped the ante for how many ideas and how much creativity you can have.
   这确实使他们能够有更多的想法和创意。
5. This dissertation studies ex ante screening device on creditor risk management in each representative pattern of inventory financing.
   针对存货融资的三种典型模式，考察信贷人事前风险管理中的甄别问题。
6. We raised the ante so that only the richest companies could compete with us for the contract.
   我们增加预付金额，这样一来就只有那些资金最雄厚的公司才能和我们竞争这份合同。
7. The noises we hear from Germany in particular suggest that politicians and industry are looking forward to returning to the status quo ante.
   德国所发出的声音尤其表明，政治家和业界人士都希望恢复到以前的状态。
8. If an investor wants to raise the ante, they borrow money to buy the shares.
   要使投资者想提高赌注，他们就会借钱购买股票。
9. Raising the ante in a poker game;
   在纸牌游戏中提高赌金；
10. The paper described the status quo ante, status in quo and development of the grain oriented silicon steel production in China.
    本文叙述了我国取向硅钢生产初期的教训，现在的技术水平和设备条件。
11. Sure they gamble, but it's dollar ante.
    他们当然会赌，不过无涉金钱。
12. Since then both sides have upped the ante by filing additional complaints.
    此后，双方一直加大赌注，不断提出其他投诉。
13. His ex-wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit against him.
    他的前妻在诉讼中要求提高赡养费。
14. David Stern ( pictured) did his best to up the ante.
    大卫斯特恩（上图）尽了最大努力来营造气势。
15. How much did they each ante up?
    他们每人先下了多少钱作赌注？
16. China and other producers upped the ante on their export-led impetus to economic growth.
    中国和其它制造国加大了出口对经济增长的拉动作用。
17. If you're looking to up the ante, you should explore the world of sex toys.
    如果你的期望值很高，你应该到性玩具市场的逛逛。
18. He did not readily embrace my suggestion of a return to the status quo ante.
    他不怎么乐意接受我提出的恢复交战前状况的建议。
19. The meat inspection procedure is carried out in two phases, ante and post mortem inspection.
    肉类检验包括屠宰前和屠宰后检验两个阶段。
20. The Chinese have even upped the ante again too.
    中国甚至又提出了更苛刻的要求。
21. To take part in a card game such as poker, my friend would have to ante up.
    为了参加类似纸牌游戏的活动，我的朋友会付账。
22. Results from ante and post mortem inspection are then combined to make a final judgement on suitability of the meat or organs for human consumption.
    然后综合宰前和宰后检验的结果，对用于人类食用的肉和器官的适用性进行最后的判断。
23. Robust economic data up the ante on policymakers.
    强劲的经济数据加大了政策制定者的赌注。
24. Protesters have upped the ante by demanding that Wright resign.
    抗议者进一步要求赖特辞职。
25. How often does your ante's family visit you?
    你姑姑家多久来看你们一次？
26. On inventory pledge loan, creditor can screen on borrowers with asymmetric information of ex ante default possibility, when taking into account borrowers'signaling action by acquiring a credit score.
    研究存货质押贷款中，当信贷人对借款人质押前违约概率信息不对称时，考虑借款人信号发送行为时对借款人的甄别。
27. Third, some of the reform measures advocated over the past year could risk re-creating the status quo ante.
    第三，在过去一年里得到提倡的一些改革措施，可能会重新导致过去的局面。
28. The Iraqi court may up the ante by sentencing Hussein and his co-defendants all to death.
    伊拉克法庭可能放手一搏将海珊和他的共犯全都处死。
29. I think it did up the ante quite a bit.
    我认为现在快到该下注的时候了。
30. When his wife was awarded alimony by the court, Kerr had to ante up.
    当法庭判给他太太离婚赡养费时，克尔不得不付。

n.

raise/up the ante

• 提高要求；增加金额
  to increase the level of sth, especially demands or sums of money

noun

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

verb

1. place one's stake