"up the ante" in Chinese (Simplified)
加码提高要求
Definition
提升赌注，或让某个情境、挑战或竞争变得更加重要或激烈。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
口语表达，源于赌博，但在商务、体育、谈判、日常挑战等多场合常用，表示提高标准、赌注或风险。
Examples
They decided to up the ante by adding a bonus to the contest.
他们决定通过增加奖金来**加码**比赛。
If you want to win, you have to up the ante.
如果你想赢，就必须**加码**。
The company upped the ante by launching a new product.
公司通过推出新品**提高了要求**。
When he saw her solution, he knew he had to up the ante to stay ahead.
他看到她的解决方案后，知道自己得**加码**才能保持领先。
Let's up the ante and make this project even more impressive.
我们来**加码**，让这个项目更出色。
Her competitor keeps trying to up the ante, but she welcomes the challenge.
她的对手不断**加码**，但她乐于接受挑战。