"bookie" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 赌注经纪人

Definition

接受赛马或体育比赛等赛事投注、设定赔率并支付奖金的人。"Bookmaker" 的非正式形式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式且略带灰色地带的含义——常与赌博文化、街头赌博或非法经营相关，但也有合法的博彩商。在英国，"bookie" 是中性且常见的说法。在美国，可能暗示非法性。

Examples

He placed a bet with the local bookie.

他在当地**赌注经纪人**那里下了注。

The bookie gave odds of 5 to 1 on the underdog.

**赌注经纪人**为那匹不被看好的马开出了5比1的赔率。

There's a bookie shop on every high street in England.

英格兰每条主街上都有一家**博彩**店。

He owed the bookie thousands and was getting desperate.

他欠了**赌注经纪人**几千块，越来越绝望了。

The police raided an illegal bookie operation running out of the back of a barbershop.

警方突击搜查了一个在理发店后面经营的非法**赌博**活动。

According to the bookies, the incumbent is the clear favorite to win the election.

据**博彩公司**预测，现任候选人是赢得选举的明显热门。