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parlay 音标拼音: [p'ɑrle] n. 连本带利的赌
vt. 连本带利的赌,使增值 连本带利的赌连本带利的赌,使增值 parlay n 1: a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers v 1: stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager [ synonym: { parlay}, { double up}] parlay \ par" lay\ v. t. 1. To wager the winnings plus the initial stake of one bet on a subsequent wager, or to engage in a series of such increased wagers. Note: This is the characteristic act in a common betting system used by gamblers to try to achieve a large win from a small initial stake. Statistically, it is similar to betting a small stake on a game with a large payoff and a proportionately small chance of winning. [ PJC] 2. To exploit success in one endeavor so as to achieve greater success in subsequent endeavors. [ PJC] 3. Fig., to transform a gain into something of greater value. [ PJC]
parlay \ par" lay\ n. The act of betting the winnings from a prior bet, plus the original stake, on a subsequent bet; the second or later such bet in a series; also, a series of such bets, with the stakes for later bets coming from the winnings of earlier bets. Note: This is the characteristic act in a common betting system used by gamblers to try to achieve a large win from a small initial stake. Statistically, it is similar to betting a small stake on a game with a large payoff, but with a proportionately small chance of winning. [ PJC] 55 Moby Thesaurus words for " parlay": add to, aggrandize, amplify, ante, ante up, augment, back, bet, bet on, book, boost, broaden, build, build up, call, chunk, cover, enlarge, exalt, expand, extend, fade, fatten, fill out, gamble, handbook, hazard, hike, hike up, increase, inflate, jack up, jump up, lay, lay a wager, lay down, lengthen, make a bet, maximize, meet a bet, pass, play, play against, plunge, punt, put up, pyramid, raise, see, shot, stake, stand pat, thicken, up, wager
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