"up the ante" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 加碼
• 提高要求

Definition

提升賭注，或者讓某個情境、挑戰或競爭變得更加重要或激烈。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語用法，起源於賭博，但現於商業、運動、談判、日常挑戰等多種情境使用，意指提高標準、賭注或風險。

Examples

They decided to up the ante by adding a bonus to the contest.

他們決定透過增加獎金來**加碼**比賽。

If you want to win, you have to up the ante.

如果你想贏，就必須**加碼**。

The company upped the ante by launching a new product.

公司透過推出新品**提高了要求**。

When he saw her solution, he knew he had to up the ante to stay ahead.

他看到她的解決方案後，知道自己得**加碼**才能保持領先。

Let's up the ante and make this project even more impressive.

我們來**加碼**，讓這個項目更出色。

Her competitor keeps trying to up the ante, but she welcomes the challenge.

她的對手不斷**加碼**，但她樂於接受挑戰。