[/ˈæntɪ; ˋæntɪ/] n stake in poker2, etc that a player must make before receiving new cards （打扑克等再要牌前所下的）赌注: raise/up the ante, ie increase one's stake 加大赌注. ante 2 v
用法: 1 [Tn] make (sth) as an ante 下（赌注）.
用法: 2 (phr v) ante up (esp US) make a stake or payment 下赌注; 付款. ante- pref 前缀 (with ns, adjs and vs 加於名词, 形容词, 动词前) (of time or position) before; in front of （指时间或位置）在...之前; 在...的前面: ante-room * antenatal * antedate. Cf 参看 post-, pre-.